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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1330 Breach of Contract

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

PROGRESSIVE SPECIALITY )

INSURANCE COMPANY, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:05cv438-T

) (WO)

McKNIGHT AGENCY, INC., )

et al., )

)

Defendant. )

ORDER

The allegations of the plaintiff's complaint are

insufficient to invoke this court's diversity-of-citizenship

jurisdiction. The allegations must show that the

citizenship of each plaintiff is different from that of each

defendant. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332.

The plaintiff's complaint fails to meet this standard.

The plaintiff has sued defendant Jane Holmes in her capacity

as personal representative for the estate of the decedent.

"[T]he legal representative of the estate of a decedent

shall be deemed to be a citizen only of the same State as

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the decedent ...." 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332(c)(2). Because the

complaint sets forth only the citizenship of the personal

representative and not that of the decedent, the complaint

does not adequately establish the ground for this court to

assume jurisdiction of this matter.

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

court that the plaintiff has until August 26, 2005, to amend

the complaint to allege jurisdiction sufficiently; otherwise

this lawsuit shall be dismissed without prejudice.

DONE, this the 20th day of July, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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