Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Walker
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 17, 2011No. Civil Action 11-2212PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DIAMOND, District Judge.
Plaintiff has moved to remand this personal injury action to state court, arguing that it does not meet the $75,000 federal jurisdictional threshold because, as stated in his Complaint, he seeks damages of less than $50,000. (Doc. No. 4~) Because state law allows Plaintiff to recover more than $50,000, however, and because the record shows that Plaintiffs damages could well exceed $75,000, I conclude that the “amount in controversy” meets the jurisdictional threshold. Accordingly, I mil deny Plaintiffs Motion to Remand.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Jeffrey…
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