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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

WILFRED RAUSCH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:15-CV-0818-VEH

 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In the Memorandum Opinion and Order dated January 21, 2016, this court

wrote:

Although the parties have not raised this issue, “there is an

obligation on the court to examine its own jurisdiction . . . at each stage

of the proceedings.” Am. Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Dixie

Cty., Fla., 690 F.3d 1244, 1249 (11th Cir. 2012) (emphasis omitted).

The First Amended Complaint alleges subject matter jurisdiction based

on 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), which applies to class actions. Since the class

allegations are to be stricken, it appears that this court may not have

jurisdiction over this matter, as each plaintiff may not, separately, meet

the amount in controversy requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).

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No later than February 3, 2016, the plaintiffs shall SHOW

CAUSE why this action should not be dismissed for lack of subject

matter jurisdiction.

FILED

 2016 Mar-01 PM 02:46

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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(Doc. 54 at 21-22). To date, the plaintiff has failed to file any response to the order. 

The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss (doc. 55) based on that lack of a

response. 

“[W]here jurisdiction is based on a claim for indeterminate damages . . . the

party seeking to invoke federal jurisdiction bears the burden of proving by a

preponderance of the evidence that the claim on which it is basing jurisdiction meets

the jurisdictionalminimum.” Federated Mut. Ins. Co. v. McKinnon Motors, LLC, 329

F.3d 805, 807 (11th Cir. 2003). The plaintiff has failed to meet this burden. 

Accordingly, the motion to dismiss will be GRANTED, and this case will be

DISMISSED without prejudice.

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DONE this 1st day of March, 2016.

 

 VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS

United States District Judge

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 The defendant seeks dismissal “with” prejudice. However, “[a] dismissal for lack of

subject matter jurisdiction is not a judgment on the merits and is entered without prejudice.” 

Stalley ex rel. U.S. v. Orlando Reg'l Healthcare Sys., Inc., 524 F.3d 1229, 1232 (11th Cir. 2008). 

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