Legal Opinion
Shulman v. VOYOU, LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 19, 2004No. CIV.A.02-1295(RMU)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
GRANTING THE DEFENDANT’S
MotioN to Dismiss
I. INTRODUCTION
This contract case addresses the basic principle of always ensuring that jurisdiction exists. Before the court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). The complaint invokes this court’s jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), the diversity statute. Given that the parties on both sides of this action are citizens of the District of Columbia, and the plaintiffs present no evidence to the contrary, the court…
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