Legal Opinion
Lawson v. United House of Prayer for All People of Church On Rock of Apostolic Faith
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 38634PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
The matter now before the court is a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. There is no need to enumerate in detail the basis of the complaint since it appears that diversity of citizenship is lacking, thus depriving this court of jurisdiction over the subject matter.
The complaint is first of all deficient in that the citizenship of none of the plaintiff trustees of the unincorporated religious association is set forth. See Rule 8(a) (1) of F.R.Civ.P.; 1 Barron & Holtzoff, Federal Practice & Procedure § 26. However,…
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