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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Auto Negligence

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE 

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

GWENDOLYN CRAFT; et al., )

)

Plaintiffs, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:14cv93-MHT

) (WO) 

TRIUMPH LOGISTICS, INC.; )

et al., )

)

Defendants. )

OPINION AND ORDER

The allegations of the plaintiffs’ 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 plaintiffs’ complaint fails to meet this

standard. The complaint gives the "residence" rather than

the "citizenship" of plaintiffs Gwendolyn Craft, Brandy

Craft, and Julie Butler and defendant Reco Gerome

Williams. An allegation that a party is a "resident" of

a State is not sufficient to establish that a party is a

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"citizen" of that State. Delome v. Union Barge Line Co.,

444 F.2d 225, 233 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 995

(1971).

***

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

court that the plaintiffs have until March 10, 2014, to

amend the complaint to allege jurisdiction sufficiently;

otherwise this lawsuit shall be dismissed without

prejudice.

DONE, this the 27th day of February, 2014.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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