Kale Flagg v. Denise Elliot

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

In this case, which was removed from state court, Kale Flagg (“Flagg”) appeals the dismissal of his complaint against Stryker Corporation (“Stryker”) and Memometal Incorporated (“Memome-tal”) (collectively, the “Manufacturing Defendants”), and five fictitious insurance companies.1 We conclude that the district court lacked jurisdiction to decide this case and, therefore, without regard to its merits, we VACATE the district court’s judgment and REMAND this case to the district court to remand to state court.

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Although we do not review the merits of the decision below, some…