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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

PMG INTERNATIONAL, LTD. §

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Plaintiff, §

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V. § Civil Action No. 5:20-cv-145

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THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY §

COMPANY OF AMERICA §

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Defendant §

DEFENDANT THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA’S

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

Defendant THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA, (“Travelers” or 

“Defendant”), files its Notice of Removal of this action from the 57th Judicial District Court, Bexar 

County, Texas to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio 

Division, the Court for the District and Division encompassing the place where the lawsuit is 

currently pending. In support of this removal, Defendant relies upon the Appendix Filed in Support 

of Defendant’s Notice of Removal filed contemporaneously herewith and shows the following:

I.

INTRODUCTION

1. On December 16, 2019, Plaintiff PMG INTERNATIONAL, LTD. filed its original 

petition in the 57th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas captioned PMG International, Ltd.

v. The Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Cause Number 2019CI25431 (the “State Court 

Action”).

2. Citation for the State Court Action was served by agreement on Counsel for 

Defendant Travelers on January 15, 2020.

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II.

BASIS FOR REMOVAL

3. This Court has original jurisdiction over this State Court Action, pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. §1332(a), because it is a civil action between citizens of different states where the matter in 

controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs. 

4. The Plaintiff seeks monetary relief of over $200,000 but less than $1,000,000.00. See

Exhibit A-1 at paragraph 1, page 4. Accordingly, the amount in controversy in this matter meets and 

exceeds the federal jurisdictional minimum of $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs.

5. Plaintiff was at the time of the filing of this action, has been at all times since, and 

still is a Limited Partnership organized to do business in Texas. See Exhibit A-1. For diversity 

purposes, the citizenship of a Limited Partnership is determined by the citizenship of all of its 

members. See Pramco, LLC ex rel. CFSC Consortium, LLC v. San Juan Bay Marina, Inc., 435 F.3d 

51 (1st Cir. 2006); Handelsman v. Bedford Village Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 213 F.3d 48 (2nd Cir. 2000); 

Gen. Tech. Applications, Inc. v. Exro Ltda, 388 F.3d 114 (4th Cir. 2004); Homfeld II, L.L.C. v. 

Comair Holdings, Inc., 53 Fed. Appx. 731 (6th Cir. 2002); Wise v. Wachovia Securities, LLC, 450 

F.3d 265 (7th Cir. 2006); GMAC Commer. Credit LLC v. Dillard Dep't Stores, Inc., 357 F.3d 827 

(8th Cir. 2004); Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2006); Rolling 

Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings L.L.C., 374 F.3d 1020 (11th Cir. 2004). After 

extensive research, it appears that Plaintiff’s General Partner, Periodical Licensing, Inc., is a 

Delaware Corporation. See Exhibits “B” and “C”. The limited partner for Plaintiff is Socios 

Holdings, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership. See Exhibit “D”. The general partner of Socios 

Holdings, Ltd. is Periodical Licensing, Ltd. See Exhibit “D”. 

6. Defendant Travelers Indemnity Company of America at the time of the filing of this 

action, at the time of this removal, at all relevant times since and is currently, a citizen of the State of 

Connecticut because it is a Connecticut corporation with its principal place of business in the State 

of Connecticut.

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7. This action may be removed to this Court pursuant to 28 USC §1441(a), which allows 

for the removal of any civil action brought in the state court of which the District Courts of the 

United States have original jurisdiction, by the defendant or the defendants, to the District Court of 

the United States for the district and division embracing the place where such action is pending.

8. This Notice of Removal is filed within thirty (30) days after service on Defendant of 

the State Court Action. This Notice of Removal is also being filed within one year of the filing of 

Plaintiff’s Original Petition by which the State Court Action was commenced. This Notice, 

therefore, if timely filed pursuant to 28 USC §1446 (b).

III.

PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

9. In accordance with 28 USC section 1446 (D), Defendant will promptly give written 

notice of this Notice of Removal to Plaintiff through counsel of record and file a copy of this Notice 

of Removal in the 57TH Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas.

10. Defendant reserves the right to amend or supplement this Notice of Removal.

11. The following are included in the Appendix filed contemporaneously with this Notice 

of Removal:

(a) an index of all documents that clearly identifies each document and indicates the date 

the document was filed in the State Court Action;

(b) a copy of the docket sheet in the State Court Action;

(c) a copy of each document filed in the State Court Action, except discovery material, 

arranged in chronological order according to the state court filing date; and

(d) a separately filed Supplement to JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet for Cases Removed from 

State District Court.

For the above reasons, Defendant gives notice of the removal of the State Court Action to 

this Court and respectfully request that this action proceed before this Court as though it had 

originally been instituted in this Court.

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Dated: February 7, 2020

Respectfully submitted,

BROCK ♦ GUERRA

STRANDMO DIMALINE JONES, P.C.

17339 Redland Road

San Antonio, Texas 78247-2304

(210) 979-0100 Telephone

(210) 979-7810 Facsimile

By: 

ROBERT F. SCHEIHING

State Bar No. 17736350

bscheihing@brock.law

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been 

forwarded to the following counsel of record in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure 7

th day of February, 2020:

Daniel O. Kustoff

Melanie H. Sanders

Taylor L. Crull

KUSTOFF & PHIPPS, LLP

4103 Parkdale

San Antonio, Texas 78229

dkustoffservice@kplegal.com

msanders@kplegal.com

tcrull@kplegal.com

ROBERT F. SCHEIHING

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

PMG INTERNATIONAL, LTD. §

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V. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:20-cv-145

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THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY §

COMPANY OF AMERICA §

INDEX OF STATE COURT MATERIALS

No.

Date Filed 

or Entered Document

A Docket Sheet

A-1 12/12/19 Plaintiff’s Original Petition

A-2 01/16/20 Defendant’s Original Answer

A-3 01/16/20 Defendant’s Jury Demand

A-4 01/16/20 Vacation Letter

A-5 02/03/20 Notice of Change of Firm Affiliation

A-6 02/03/20 Defendant’s Notice of Filing Notice of Removal

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