Opinion
No. 00 C 4358
January 24, 2001
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiffs sued defendant in state court. When a court document indicated that plaintiffs were citizens of Florida (and after defendant lost on a motion to dismiss), defendant removed the case to this court. Plaintiffs moved to remand and then withdrew the motion. In the meantime, the dismissal Issue was revived here.
We cannot get to the dismissal reconsideration, however, unless we have subject matter jurisdiction. Here defendant contends that plaintiffs are and were citizens of Florida, and that is apparently no longer in dispute. But the amount must also exceed $75,000. The complaint alleges damages in excess of $50,000, not $75,000, but that may be due to the peculiarities of Illinois pleading. We direct the parties' attention to Local Rule 81.2. If the amount involved is less than $75,000, the case must be remanded. We defer ruling on the motion to reconsider until we have clarified our jurisdiction. Both plaintiffs and defendant shall comply with LR 81.2 within 14 days.