Mittendorf v. Stone Lumber Co.

OPINION

PANNER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Thomas E. Mittendorf brings this action for declaratory relief against defendant Stone Lumber Co. Defendant employed plaintiff as a lumber trader.

Defendant moves to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. I grant defendant’s motion to dismiss and deny the parties’ discovery motions as moot.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is an Oregon citizen. Defendant is an Illinois corporation with its principal place of business in Chicago. On June 15, 1992, defendant employed plaintiff as a lumber trader in Beaverton, Oregon. Plaintiff…