No. 20-6853

Dora L. Adkins v. Dulles Hotel Corporation

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-13
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-1332 civil-procedure corporate-citizenship dismissal-with-prejudice diversity-jurisdiction headquarters nerve-center principal-place-of-business standing subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, for purposes of determining principal place of business for diversity jurisdiction citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, a court can disregard the location of a corporation's headquarters - i.e., its nerve center.

1) Whether the District Court erred in its "Order," Dated, September 16, 2020 because the Order Granted the Defendant, Dulles Hotel Corporation's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction with Roseboro (Dkt. No. 65) and DISMISSED Ms. Adkins' action with prejudice. Pet. Appendix B, pg. 21.

2) Whether the District Court abused its discretion in its "Order," Dated, September 25, 2020, when it DENIED the Motion for Reconsideration of the Order of September 16, 2020 (Dkt. No. 73). Pet. Appendix B, pg. 21.

3) Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred when it found no reversible error and affirmed as modified the District Court's Orders of September 16, 2020 and September 25, 2020 (Dkt. No. 80; (Dkt. No. 81) and is attached as Pet. Appendix A, pg. 20.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court can disregard a corporation's headquarters for diversity jurisdiction

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent Dulles Hotel Corporation to respond filed.
2021-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Dora Adkins
Dora L. Adkins — Petitioner
Dulles Hotel Corporation
Richard W. SoutherThe Law Office of Christopher R. Costabile, Respondent