Legal Opinion
Cigna Property & Casualty v. Ruiz
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 21, 2003No. 02-21655-JORDANPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OrdeR of Dismissal
JORDAN, District Judge.
For the reasons which follow, the inter-pleader complaint in this case [D.E. 1] is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION.
I. Background
On June 4, 2002, Cigna Property & Casualty filed this interpleader action against Teresa Villar Ruiz and her former husband, Antonio Ruiz. The action was brought pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. See also 28 U.S.C. § 2361 (setting forth procedure in action for interpleader). The complaint alleged the facts set forth below.
A. The…
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