Article: 4th Circuit: Johnson v. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of South Carolina, Inc.

Civil Procedure

Diversity jurisdiction

BOTTOM LINE: A corporation with dual citizenship could not establish diversity of citizenship under Class Action Fairness Act to allow case to be removed to federal court.

CASE: Johnson v. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of South Carolina, Inc., US4th No. 08-2186 (decided Dec. 12, 2008) (Judges NIEMEYER & Traxler) (Judge Agee, concurring in part and dissenting in part).

COUNSEL: Barry Goheen, Michael C. Russ, King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Appellant. Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Whatley Drake & Kallas, LLC, New York, NY, for Appellees.

FACTS: Lisa Johnson and Gilbert Herbert (collectively, Johnson), citizens of South Carolina, filed an action on ...

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