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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgment

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Travelers Property Casualty Company of

America, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Zurich American Insurance Company;

National Union Fire Insurance Company

of Pittsburgh, PA; Farm Bureau Property

& Casualty Insurance Company, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-8151-PCT-JAT

ORDER

On November 23, 2011, the Court issued the following order:

“Inquiring whether the court has jurisdiction is a federal judge’s first duty

in every case.” Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 693 (7th Cir. 2003). In this case, the Complaint pleads

jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332, which is diversity. However, the

Complaint fails to adequately allege the citizenship of the parties such that this

Court can independently assess its jurisdiction.

Specifically, Plaintiff is a corporation; thus it is a citizen of its state of

incorporation and its principal place of business. Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130

S. Ct. 1181, 1192; - - - U.S. - - - (2010). While Plaintiff pleaded a state of

incorporation and principal place of business for each Defendant, it failed to

do so for itself. Because Plaintiff failed to plead these locations for itself,

Plaintiff failed to allege diversity jurisdiction. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that by December 19, 2011, Plaintiff shall file an

amended complaint properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction or this

case will be dismissed, without prejudice.

On December 19, 2011, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint and alleged the

citizenship of the parties such that Plaintiff has now alleged diversity. Accordingly, the

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Court will take no further action regarding the citizenship of the parties, without prejudice

to any Defendant contesting citizenship, if they deem it appropriate.

The Court notes that Defendants Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance

Company and Mortimer, Inc., had previously moved to dismiss due to Plaintiff’s failure to

prove that the amount in controversy exceeded the jurisdictional minimum. The Court has

reviewed the amended complaint and finds that the amended complaint does not change the

jurisdictional issue raised in the motion to dismiss. Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED that the motion to dismiss (Doc. 10) remains pending. Defendants

Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Mortimer, Inc. must answer the

amended complaint within 20 days after the Court rules on the pending motion to dismiss (if

the motion is denied). 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the remaining Defendants must answer or

otherwise respond to the amended complaint within 20 days of the date of this Order.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED dismissing Does 1-50 because the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure do not provide for the use of fictitious defendants.

DATED this 20th day of December, 2011.

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