ROBERTSON v. MERSCORP, INC.

Civil Action No. 2:11cv1111-MHT.

NANCY O. ROBERTSON, in her official capacity as Probate Judge of Barbour County, Alabama, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. MERSCORP, INC., a Delaware corporation, and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

January 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy O. Robertson, Plaintiff represented by Christopher Boyce Hood , Heninger Garrison Davis LLC.

Nancy O. Robertson, Plaintiff represented by Gayle LaRece Douglas , Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC.

Nancy O. Robertson, Plaintiff represented by Walter Britt Calton , Walter B Calton, LLC.

Nancy O. Robertson, Plaintiff represented by William Lewis Garrison, Jr. , Heninger Garrison Davis, L.L.C..

MERSCORP, Inc., Defendant represented by Barry Alan Ragsdale , Delaware corporation Sirote & Permutt.

MERSCORP, Inc., Defendant represented by Ben L. Weinberg , Jr., Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Pro Hac Vice.

MERSCORP, Inc., Defendant represented by Robert M. Brochin, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Pro Hac Vice.

MERSCORP, Inc., Defendant represented by Robert Ryan Daugherty , Sirote & Permutt, PC..

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Defendant represented by Barry Alan Ragsdale , Delaware corporation Sirote & Permutt, PC.

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Defendant represented by Ben L. Weinberg , Jr., Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Pro Hac Vice.

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Defendant represented by Robert M. Brochin, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Pro Hac Vice.

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Defendant represented by Robert Ryan Daugherty, Sirote & Permutt, PC..


OPINION AND ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

In her motion to remand, plaintiff Nancy O. Robertson contends that defendants MERSCORP, Inc., and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., have failed to satisfy the jurisdictional amount for removal based on diversity-of-citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The court is also concerned whether the plaintiff (as a probate judge in her official capacity) is a "citizen" of the State of Alabama for...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases