Lansing Community College v. National Union Fire Insurance

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DIVERSITY JURISDICTION

GORDON J. QUIST, District Judge.

Pursuant to the Court’s Memorandum Order To Show Cause Regarding Diversity Jurisdiction entered on October 14, 2009, 2009 WL 3336067, the parties have filed responses addressing whether Lansing Community College (“LCC”) is an arm of the State of Michigan for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiffs (collectively “LCC”) assert that LCC is an arm of the state, while Defendant (“National Union”) contends otherwise. For the following reasons, the Court concludes that LCC is not an arm of the State of Michigan and,…