Clark v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

REEVES, District Judge.

When the above ease-was removed to this court there was a diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy was within the jurisdiction of the court. There was no question but that the court acquired jurisdiction of the case.

Subsequently the plaintiff amended his complaint by joining a local defendant (Irvin Kresse) and thereupon filed his motion to remand upon the ground that there was no such a diversity of citizenship as would confer jurisdiction upon this court, but, rather, by the amendment the court lost jurisdiction.

The removing defendant vigorously resisted…