Judge Orders Removing Defendant To Support Jurisdiction

(December 19, 2016, 10:18 PM EST) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal judge in Connecticut on Dec. 8 told a removing defendant it must state its place of incorporation or the citizenship of the appropriate party to the suit.  Counsel for the plaintiff asked the judge to stay the case on the same day, citing the death of the plaintiff and impending motion to substitute (James Schmidt v. Case Corp., f/k/a Case Equipment Corp., No. 16-1995, D. Conn.)....

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