Walker v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

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• noting \that the fictitious defendants were likely Georgia citizens did not destroy complete diversity because § 1441(a) requires that fictitious 'named' parties be disregarded for purposes of diversity jurisdiction\
• “Moreover, that the fictitious defendants were likely Georgia citizens did not destroy complete diversity because § 1441(a) requires that fictitious ‘named’ parties be disregarded for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.”
• “The presence of John Does does not destroy diversity jurisdiction in cases removed to federal court.” (quoting Universal Commc’n Sys., Inc. v. Lycos, Inc., 478 F.3d 413, 426 n.10 (1st Cir. 2007))

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