Dyer v. Robinson

OPINION

MESSITTE, District Judge.

I

Plaintiff Edward F. Dyer has brought a defamation/invasion of privacy suit against Defendant David V. Robinson, basing this Court’s jurisdiction on the parties’ allegedly diverse citizenship. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff, a citizen of Maryland, contends that Defendant is a citizen of North Carolina.

Defendant answers that he is in fact domiciled in, hence a “citizen” of Maryland, citing this State as his “domicile of origin” and the fact that he owns and pays taxes on certain real estate in Howard County. He has thus filed a motion to dismiss the case on the…