Legal Opinion

Lapaglia v. Transamerica Casualty Insurance

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided January 4, 2016No. 3:15-cv-0616 (JAM)PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER OF DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge

Plaintiff is a citizen of Connecticut, and he has filed this diversity action pro se and *154in forma pauperis alleging a breach of a travel insurance contract by defendant, 'a Pennsylvania insurance company. I will dismiss this action, because I conclude that plaintiff has not plausibly alleged facts or otherwise adduced evidence to satisfy the minimum amount in controversy of $75,000 that is required for this Court’s diversity jurisdiction.

Background

Plaintiffs initial complaint requested…

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