Madrid v. Robinson
District Court, W.D. Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
*483MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORMAN K. MOON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1183a, Plaintiff brought suit to enforce the terms of an Affidavit of Support executed by Defendant on her behalf. Defendant has filed two motions to dismiss. First, Defendant argues that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because an action to enforce an Affidavit of Support is simply a contract suit under state law and does not arise under federal law.1 Second, Defendant asserts that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim because she has not attached an executed copy of the Affidavit of Support to…
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