Legal Opinion
Western Farm Credit Bank v. Hamakua Sugar Co., Inc.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided January 13, 1994No. Civ. 93-00318 ACKPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY
KAY, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
On April 13, 1993, Plaintiff Western Farm Credit Bank (‘Western Farm”) filed this action to foreclose on certain loans upon which Defendant Hamakua Sugar Company (“Ha-makua”) defaulted. Defendant Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd. (“Davies”) now moves this Court to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Davies contends that no diversity exists under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1359 because diversity was created by a collusive assignment between Western Farm and Hawaii Production Credit Association (“HPCA”).…
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