Green v. Gravatt

McVICAR, District Judge.

Defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s bill of complaint and alleged in support thereof several reasons. The court, in an opinion, D.C., 34 F.Supp. 832, filed September 12, 1940, sustained defendant’s motion as to the first reason, namely, that the complaint did not show the requisite diversity of citizenship between all parties plaintiff and all parties defendant. The defendants, also, filed a motion prior to said opinion, wherein it was prayed that proceedings in the present action be stayed until a like action in the District Court of the United States for…