Gillespie v. Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance
Plaintiff: Irina Gillespie
Defendant: Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance
Case Number: 2:2023cv00108
Filed: February 13, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: Howard C Nielson
Referring Judge: Dustin B Pead
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Notice of Removal- Insurance Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part #4 Defendant's Motion to Strike: Paragraphs 6-8 are stricken. Paragraphs 9-12 remain. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 3/28/23. (dle)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 AMENDED NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Third District Court, SL County, case number 230900574, against Irina Gillespie. filed by Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. (Knight, Jeremy)
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 DOCKET TEXT ORDER. Defendant removed this case from Utah state court and attempts to invoke this court's diversity jurisdiction. But neither the complaint nor the notice of removal properly alleges the citizenship of Plaintiff. In the complaint, Plaintiff alleges only that "[a]t all relevant times... Irina Gillespie... was a resident of Salt Lake County, Utah." Dkt. No. 2-2 at 1 (emphasis added). It is well settled, however, that diversity jurisdiction turns on citizenship, not residence; that citizenship turns on domicile; and that domicile is not the same thing as residence. See, e.g., Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield, 490 U.S. 30, 48 (1989); Siloam Springs Hotel, L.L.C. v. Century Sur. Co., 781 F.3d 1233, 1238 (10th Cir. 2015); Whitelock v. Leatherman, 460 F.2d 507, 514 (10th Cir. 1972). And while Defendant adequately alleges its own citizenship in the notice of removal, See Dkt. No. 2 5, it relies on the inadequate allegation in the complaint regarding Plaintiff's citizenship to allege diversity of citizenship. See Dkt. No. 2 2. No later than March 28, 2023, Defendant shall file an amended notice of removal that correctly alleges Ms. Gillespie's citizenship for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. 1653. If the amended notice of removal fails adequately to allege subject matter jurisdiction, this action will be remanded to the state court. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr., on 3/14/2023. (jtp)
March 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 REPLY to Response to Motion re #4 Defendant's MOTION to Strike filed by Defendant Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. (Knight, Jeremy)
February 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #4 Defendant's MOTION to Strike filed by Plaintiff Irina Gillespie. (Steele, Jeffrey)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 DOCKET TEXT ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead under 28:636 (b)(1)(A), Magistrate to hear and determine all nondispositive pretrial matters. No attached document. Motions referred to Dustin B. Pead. Signed by Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr on 2/16/23. (dle)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 RECEIVED Magistrate Availability Form from Plaintiff Irina Gillespie. (alf)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 RECEIVED Magistrate Availability Form from Defendant Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. (alf)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY TO PRESIDE OVER CASE- Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-4, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at consents@utd.uscourts.gov or mail at the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Defendant Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. Form due by 3/6/2023. (haa)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE OF ADR, e-mailed or mailed to Plaintiff Irina Gillespie, Defendant Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. (haa)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Defendant's MOTION to Strike filed by Defendant Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Complaint and Jury Demand)(Knight, Jeremy)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand filed by Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance.(Knight, Jeremy)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 3rd District Court, Salt Lake County, case number 230900574, (Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AUTDC-4587741) filed by Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit State Court Docket, #2 Exhibit Complaint and Jury Demand, #3 Exhibit Declaration of Brett Byerly, #4 Exhibit Declaration Page, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) Assigned to Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr (Knight, Jeremy)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 Case has been indexed and assigned to Judge Howard C. Nielson. Defendant Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance is directed to E-File the Notice of Removal and cover sheet (found under Complaints and Other Initiating Documents) and pay the filing fee of $ 402.00 by the end of the business day.NOTE: The court will not have jurisdiction until the opening document is electronically filed and the filing fee paid in the CM/ECF system. (haa)

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Plaintiff: Irina Gillespie
Represented By: Jeffrey J. Steele
Represented By: Justin Martin Hosman
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Defendant: Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance
Represented By: Andrew D. Wright
Represented By: Jeremy G. Knight
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