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Parties Involved:
Henry Campbell
Plaintiff
Wachovia Mortgage Corporation
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Henry Campbell, 

Plaintiff, 

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Wachovia Mortgage Corporation, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 11-1763-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 Complaint pleads jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332, which

is diversity. However, the Complaint fails to adequately allege the citizenship of the parties

such that this Court can independently assess its jurisdiction.

Specifically, the Defendant is a corporation; thus it is a citizen of its state of

incorporation and its principal place of business. Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130 S. Ct. 1181,

1192; - - - U.S. - - - (2010). Because Plaintiff failed to plead either of these locations for

Defendant, Plaintiff failed to allege diversity jurisdiction. Therefore,

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IT IS ORDERED that by December 19, 2011, Plaintiff shall file an amended

complaint properly alleging federal subject matter jurisdiction, or this case will be dismissed,

without prejudice.

DATED this 23rd day of November, 2011.

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