Legal Opinion
Rassa v. Rollins Protective Services Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 3, 1998No. CIV. S-98-1017PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SMALKIN, District Judge.
The defendants, Rollins Protective Services Company and Rollins, Inc., have filed a motion to dismiss this case under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, contending that the plaintiffs, Cornelius and Irene Rassa, cannot recover in excess of the jurisdictional minimum required in a fed-' eral diversity action. For the reasons set forth below, the defendants’ motion will be granted. The issues have been well and fully briefed, and no oral hearing is necessary. Local Rule 105.6, D. Md.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs have filed suit to…
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