Cowell v. Ducas

WOOLSEY, District Judge.

The complaint herein is dismissed because it does not contain such allegations as are necessary to give this court jurisdiction of the subject-matter of this cause on the basis of diversity of citizenship. There will, however, be given leave to amend within twenty days on the conditions hereinafter set forth.

In view of the jurisdictional infirmity of the complaint, I am unable to deal with these motions which involve questions of the adequacy of the complaint, and which necessarily presuppose jurisdiction in this court.

I. In a court of limited jurisdiction, such as the…