Opinion
Civ. No. 18-16420
01-02-2019
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
MEMORANDUM ORDER
THOMPSON, U.S.D.J.
IT APPEARING that the Court's jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 requires complete diversity of citizenship among the parties, Owen Equip. & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365, 373 (1978); and it further
APPEARING that Plaintiff is a citizen of New Jersey (Compl. ¶ 4, ECF No. 1-1); and it further
APPEARING that Defendants Sanofi U.S. Services Inc. f/k/a Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.; Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC; Sandoz, Inc.; Actavis LLC f/k/a Actavis Inc.; and Actavis Pharma, Inc. are citizens of New Jersey (Id. ¶¶ 5, 15, 35, 41, 42); and it further
APPEARING that Plaintiff consents to dismissing these non-diverse parties (ECF No. 10);
IT IS on this 2nd day of January, 2019,
ORDERED that Defendants Sanofi U.S. Services Inc. f/k/a Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.; Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC; Sandoz, Inc.; Actavis LLC f/k/a Actavis Inc.; and Actavis Pharma, Inc. are DISMISSED.
/s/ Anne E . Thompson
ANNE E. THOMPSON, U.S.D.J.