Legal Opinion
Williams v. Tutu Park Ltd.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided May 11, 2005No. Civ. No. 1999-138Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(May 11,2005)
Before the Court is the motion of defendants Tutu Park Limited and Junie Charleswell to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). The defendants assert that the plaintiff Kelly Williams [“Williams”] fails to satisfy the federal jurisdictional prerequisite which requires that the amount in controversy exceed $75,000. Because the record is devoid of any evidence that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, the motion will be granted.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On June 19, 1997, Williams and two other…
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