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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, EASTERN DIVISION

KENDRICK A. REDMON and )

STEPHANIE REDMON, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 3:05cv387-T

) (WO)

LLOYD’S OF LONDON, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

The allegations of the notice of removal are

insufficient to invoke this court's removal jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1332 (diversity of citizenship) 1441

(removal). To invoke removal jurisdiction based on

diversity, the notice of removal must distinctly and

affirmatively allege each party's citizenship. McGovern v.

American Airlines, Inc., 511 F. 2d 653, 654 (5th Cir. 1975)

(per curiam). The allegations must show that the

citizenship of each plaintiff is different from that of each

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defendant. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332; see also 2 James Wm. Moore,

et al., Moore's Federal Practice ¶ 8.03[5][b] at 8-10 (3d

ed. 1998).

The notice of removal is insufficient because it does

not indicate the citizenship of defendant Chitten Group. If

the entity is a corporation, then the notice must allege the

citizenship of both the state of incorporation and where the

corporation has its principal place of business. 28

U.S.C.A. § 1332(c)(2); American Motorist Insur. Co. v.

American Employers' Insur. Co., 600 F.2d 15, 16 & n. 1 (5th

Cir. 1979) (per curiam). If the entity is a partnership,

the notice must indicate the citizenship of the individual

partners, both general and limited. Carden v. Arkoma

Associates, 494 U.S. 185, 110 S.Ct. 1015 (1990). If the

entity is an unincorporated association, the notice must

indicate the citizenship of each and every one of its

members. Xaros v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co., 820 F.2d

1176, 1181 (11th Cir. 1987).

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

court that the defendants have until June 14, 2005, to amend

the notice of removal to allege jurisdiction sufficiently,

see 28 U.S.C.A. § 1653; otherwise this lawsuit shall be

remanded to state court.

DONE, this the 1st day of June, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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