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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

LILLIAN EDWARDS, as )

Administratrix of the )

the Estate of Marvin )

Mays, deceased, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:06cv86-MHT

) (WO) 

TMA FOREST PRODUCTS )

GROUP, etc., 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 plaintiff has sued in her capacity as

personal representative for the estate of the decedent.

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

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

the decedent ...." 28 U.S.C. § 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 February 21, 2006

to amend the complaint to allege jurisdiction

sufficiently; otherwise this lawsuit shall be dismissed

without prejudice.

DONE, this the 8th day of February, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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