Federal Insurance v. Your Homework, Inc.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”) has sought to invoke this Court’s diversity jurisdiction in a subrogation action brought against two Illinois defendants— Your Homework, Inc. (“Homework”) and Frank D’Astici (“D’Astici”). This memorandum order is issued sua sponte because of the obvious jurisdictional questions posed by Federal’s Complaint.

It is not simply that this Court’s initial responsibility is to take a hard look at the presence or absence of federal subject matter jurisdiction — as our Court of Appeals has put it in Wisconsin Knife…