Ursini v. Menninger Foundation

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MacBRIDE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Michael F. Ursini, a California resident, has sued defendant, a Kansas corporation, on a cause of action sounding in tort. Defendant, which maintains a psychiatric hospital in Topeka, Kansas, where plaintiff was treated for psychiatric disorders, is sued for alleged negligent examination, diagnosis, treatment, and care. Jurisdiction of the Court is claimed under diversity of citizenship.

The case is presently before this Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) claiming lack of jurisdiction…