Opinion ID: 660213
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: jane doe

Text: 47 According to the statute governing removal: 48 Except as otherwise expressly provided by Act of Congress, any civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction, may be removed 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. For purposes of removal under this chapter, the citizenship of defendants sued under fictitious names shall be disregarded. 49 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1441(a). 50 It is clear that Jane Doe is a fictitious name; no such real person was ever named, and plaintiff never identified the alleged person who was EDS' Personnel Manager in Michigan in [sic] within the time period covered. Section 1441(a) compels that this named defendant be disregarded for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.