United States Ninth Circuit

For diversity jurisdiction, party seeking removal must allege state citizenship of each of the defendants, not merely conclude that none are citizens of plaintiff's state, and alleging residency or parties rather than citizenship is fatal to the removal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/14/2000
• Decided 09/10/2001
• Published 09/10/2001

Judges

• WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, HALL, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph W. Bell,Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette, LLP, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees., Thomas A. Smart, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP, New York, New York, for the defendant-appellant.