Patricia Hood v. Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation

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• explaining that “[t]he Seventh Circuit notes two ways plaintiffs can meet their burden: (1) affidavit evidence or statistically significant surveys showing two-thirds of the class members are local citizens, or (2) redefine the class as only local citizens”
• rejecting the use of last-known addresses to establish the citizenship of class members and adopting the Seventh Circuit’s reasoning from In re Sprint
• “Any doubt about the applicability of the local-controversy exception is resolved against the party seeking remand.”

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