Leys v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.

Granting the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment; Terminating and Closing the Case

OPINION AND ORDER

PAUL L. MALONEY, Chief Judge.

This is a premises-liability action under Michigan law. 1 Mark Leys and his wife Naesha Leys (together, “Leys”) sued Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. (“Lowe’s”) in Michigan state court, and Lowe’s filed a notice invoking this court’s diversity removal jurisdiction. Neither the Leys’ complaint nor Lowe’s removal papers alleged facts sufficient to establish diversity jurisdiction. Accordingly, this court ordered Lowe’s to show cause, no later than February 9, 2009, why…