Jeffrey Davidoff v. Catherine Dail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 24-2232-GW-MRWx Date September 23, 2024 Title Jeffrey Davidoff v. Catherine Dail
Present: The Honorable GEORGE H. WU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Javier Gonzalez None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present
PROCEEDINGS: IN CHAMBERS - ORDER DISMISSING ACTION, WITHOUT
PREJUDICE, FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION;
VACATING HEARING
On September 13, 2024, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause regarding a question it had for plaintiff Jeffrey Davidoff (“Plaintiff”) about subject matter jurisdiction over this action. See Docket No. 14. It expressed doubt that the two parties were of diverse citizenship. See id. Responding to that Order to Show Cause as permitted, Plaintiff’s counsel now expresses that, “[f]urther and more recent investigation” (of some unspecified nature and extent) than an earlier “skip trace” he performed on defendant Catherine Dail (“Defendant”) “indicates that Defendant has…