Legal Opinion
Carter v. McConnel
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided December 22, 1983No. CV-R-82-96-ECRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the lawsuit is not between citizens of different states, so that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. He contends that he was not a citizen of any state at the time the complaint was filed on March 17, 1982.
The complaint attempts to state a claim for relief based on breach of contract by Defendant. It is alleged that Defendant, a Reno, Nevada, attorney who had been retained by Plaintiff, .failed to fulfill his obligations in representing Plaintiff in certain legal proceedings in…
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