Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-almd-2_05-cv-00890/USCOURTS-almd-2_05-cv-00890-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 23:134 P.I.- Auto Negligence

---

1

 The court does not find that Safeway is “fraudulently joined,” but only that its citizenship

should not be considered in determining the existence of diversity under the authority of Broyles.

See Broyles v. Bayless, 878 F.2d 1400 (11th Cir. 1989); Continental National Indemnity Co. v.

Fields, 2005 WL 2692484 (Ala. Oct. 21, 2005); Lowe v. Nationwide Ins. Co., 521 So.2d 1309 (Ala.

1988). The parties concur that this court has jurisdiction. However, the possibility remains that

diversity will be destroyed by Safeway’s subsequent conduct of this litigation. See Broyles, supra,

878 F.2d at 1406 (“Unless the insurance company interjects itself into the controversy in such a way

that it has direct liability and/or active, visible and primary control of the litigation, its citizenship

should not be considered for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.”). 

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

AMONZA WILLIAMS, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:05CV890-W

) (WO)

JEFFREY A. SNYDER, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

Upon consideration of the argument of the parties, the court is satisfied that the

citizenship of defendant Safeway should be disregarded at present for purposes of

determining diversity and, thus, that this court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.1

Upon consideration of the record, and for good cause, it is

ORDERED that plaintiff is DIRECTED to show cause, on or before April 7, 2006

why defendant Safeway Insurance Company should not be dismissed for failure to effect

Case 2:05-cv-00890-SRW Document 14 Filed 03/27/06 Page 1 of 2
2

 The court notes that plaintiff has failed to respond to the court’s previous show cause order

regarding defendant Jeffrey A. Snyder. (See Doc. # 11). 

2

service within 120 days as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).2

DONE, this 27th day of March, 2006.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 2:05-cv-00890-SRW Document 14 Filed 03/27/06 Page 2 of 2