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Parties Involved:
John Howard
Defendant
Jessica Ann Howard
Defendant
Diego M. Quinones
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

DIEGO M. QUINONES, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:12cv607-MHT

) (WO) 

JESSICA ANN HOWARD and )

JOHN HOWARD, )

)

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 complaint gives the "residence" rather than

the "citizenship" of the plaintiff and the two defendants.

An allegation that a party is a "resident" of a State is

not sufficient to establish that a party is a "citizen" of

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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 plaintiff has until August 3, 2012, to

amend the complaint to allege jurisdiction sufficiently;

otherwise this lawsuit shall be dismissed without

prejudice.

DONE, this the 30th day of July, 2012.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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