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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Fraud

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Serguei Silaev,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Swiss-America Trading Corp., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 14-2551-PHX-JAT

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 notice of removal fails to sufficiently plead jurisdiction. See 28

U.S.C. § 1332; Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 559 U.S. 77, 80, 92-93 (2010) (discussing the

citizenship of a corporation). 

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that by December 30, 2014, Defendant shall file a supplement to

the notice of removal properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will

be remanded for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 30 days of the notice of removal, Plaintiff

may move to remand because a resident defendant cannot remove a case to federal court

based on diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b)(2) (“A civil action otherwise removable

solely on the basis of the jurisdiction under section 1332(a) of this title may not be removed

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if any of the parties in interest properly joined and served as defendants is a citizen of the

State in which such action is brought.”).

DATED this 16th day of December, 2014.

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