Banks v. PNC Bank N.A.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION CARLTON BANKS, ) Case No. 1:24-CV-00818 ) Plaintiff, ) Judge J. Philip Calabrese ) v. ) Magistrate Judge ) Jonathan D. Greenberg PNC BANK N.A., ) ) Defendant. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Carlton Banks initiated this action in State court alleging that Defendant PNC Bank N.A. breached its contractual obligations when it used an illegal appraisal during settlement negotiations. Defendant removed the action to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, which requires complete diversity of…