Melissa Hart and John Hart v. Terminex International, a Delaware Corporation, Doing Business as Balantyne Pest Control

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

After eight years in federal court and consideration by four federal judges (two magistrate and two district court) this case comes before us on appeal. This substantial consumption of federal resources makes it all the more regrettable that we must now order the dismissal of the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction rendering everything that has occurred in those eight years a nullity. The mandate of limited federal jurisdiction must be honored by all and the parties to the instant litigation have failed to do so despite this court’s numerous warnings. Indeed our…