Legal Opinion

Arlington Community Federal Credit Union v. Berkley Regional Insurance

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided October 30, 2014No. Case No. 1:14cv1022PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

In this removed diversity insurance coverage dispute, the threshold issue is the propriety of the removal on diversity jurisdiction grounds. Specifically, two questions are raised:(1) whether plaintiff, a federally chartered corporation, which is not covered by 28 U.S.C. § 1332, is “localized” in Virginia and thus a Virginia citizen for diversity of citizenship purposes where, as here, plaintiff has its principal place of business in Virginia, all of its branch offices are in Virginia, and the vast majority of its business operations are in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Patricia J. Mayes v. Stanley Rapoport Judith Rapoport David Key, D/B/A Key Coffee Roasters, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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  3. Kinney v. Columbia Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Whitmire v. Victus Ltd. T/A Master Design FurnitureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. Usx Corporation v. Adriatic Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003

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