This is a personal injury action arising from an automobile accident in Wilmington, Delaware on November 7, 1995. Plaintiff are citizens of Delaware. Defendants are citizens of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively.
Jurisdiction is predicated solely on diversity of citizenship.
Federal courts have an ever-present obligation to satisfy themselves of their subject matter jurisdiction and to decide the issue sua sponte . See also American Policyholders Ins. Because it is possible that plaintiffs could in good faith and consistent with the strictures of Fed. Ordinarily the court would let the matter stand there. Because improper venue may be waived, it is not an appropriate basis for a sua sponte dismissal.