Lott v. Scottsdale Insurance Company

ORDER

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

Because the complaint in this removed state wrongful death case shows on its face a lack of diversity of citizenship among the parties, two threshold jurisdictional questions are presented.

First, whether it is permissible — after a removal has occurred — to realign the parties to produce the required diversity.

Second, whether the requested party realignment is appropriate under the principles governing party realignment.

Both questions are properly answered in the affirmative.

I

Plaintiffs Deborah Lott and Douglas Lott (collectively “Lott plaintiffs”) are…