District of Columbia v. Ranger Construction Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BRYANT, District Judge.

Plaintiff filed this case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on September 25, 1974. He seeks damages for breach of contract and payment on a performance and payment bond under a District of Columbia statute, D.C.Code §§ l-804a and l-804b (1973). On October 21, 1974 both defendants petitioned this Court for removal from the Superior Court alleging diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) (1970)- 1 Plaintiff has opposed removal on the ground that Congress has vested jurisdiction for this suit exclusively in the Superior Court.

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