Legal Opinion
Wright v. Redding
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1975No. Civ. A. 73-1273PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRODERICK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Clifton Wright (“Wright”) brought this action in replevin which was tried before the court without a jury on July 14 and 15, 1975. Wright filed a pro se complaint and represented himself at trial without the assistance of counsel. Defendant Bruce K. Redding (“Redding”) also proceeded without counsel and represented himself at trial.
The first question which must be decided is the disputed issue of jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship. Federal diversity jurisdiction is determined by examining the citizenship of the parties at the…
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- Avins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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