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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

CONECUH RIVER TIMBER CO., )

LLC, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:11cv913-MHT

) (WO) 

BAR FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC; )

et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

The allegations of the plaintiff's complaint are

insufficient to invoke this court's diversity-ofcitizenship jurisdiction. The allegations must show that

the citizenship of each plaintiff is different from that

of each defendant. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.

The plaintiff's complaint fails to meet this

standard. The complaint gives the "residence" rather than

the "citizenship" of defendants Tracy Baggett and Jeremy

McClain. An allegation that a party is a "resident" of a

State is not sufficient to establish that a party is a

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"citizen" of that State. Delome v. Union Barge Line Co.,

444 F.2d 225, 233 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 995

(1971).

It is therefore the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the

court that the plaintiff has until November 4, 2011, to

amend the complaint to allege jurisdiction sufficiently;

otherwise this lawsuit shall be dismissed without

prejudice.

DONE, this the 27th day of October, 2011.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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