In Re Mooney

841 F.2d 1003 10 Fed.R.Serv.3d 778 In re Disciplinary Action Against Paul J. MOONEY, et al., Respondent. ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT INSURANCE GROUP, an insurance company, Defendant/Appellee. No. 86-2499. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 15, 1988. Before HUG, NELSON and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 This case arises out of Rockwell International Credit Corp. v. United States Aircraft Insurance Group, 823 F.2d 302 (9th Cir.1987). In that case the court on its motion raised the question of jurisdiction and found that no jurisdiction existed. Rockwell International Credit Corporation (Rockwell), a Delaware corporation, had sued United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona. USAIG had removed to the federal court, stating that it was "the named defendant" and that the controversy was "wholly between citizens of different states." USAIG, however, had no basis in fact or law for making this assertion. USAIG was a group of independent insurance companies forming an unincorporated association; all of its members were not diverse in…