Behroozi v. James

BODY, District Judge.

This is a personal injury action arising from an automobile accident wherein plaintiff allegedly sustained a whiplash injury. Defendant has moved to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint and in the alternative for more specific pleading or for summary judgment pursuant to Rules 12, 8 and 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The thrust of these motions goes to an alleged lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter in that defendant asserts that plaintiff’s damages, the amount in controversy, do not exceed $10,000.00. Since disposition of this issue will render the other motions…