Dodrill v. New York Central Railroad Company

(by designation).

This action was removed from a state court. 28 U.S.C. section 1441(b). The jurisdiction of this Court is dependent on the diversity of citizenship of the respective parties litigant. 28 U.S.C. section 1332(a) (1).

When this action came on for a pretrial conference, the undersigned judge noticed for the first time deficiencies in the allegations of diversity of citizenship which are necessary to clothe this Court with jurisdiction and to divest the state court of its jurisdiction. The pretrial conference was then suspended and eoun sel were allowed time to submit briefs on the…