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The District Court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
1332. This Court has jurisdiction over the District Courts final order under 28 U.S.C.
1291.
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Freidrich invoked diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28
U.S.C. 1332(a), claiming that she was a citizen of Ohio and
that Davis was a citizen of Pennsylvania. Davis filed a
motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction,
claiming that he was domiciled in Germany and no longer a
citizen of Pennsylvania. The District Court allowed for
limited discovery on the issue of domicile and held an
evidentiary hearing on November 20, 2013.
Following the hearing, the District Court, in a
Memorandum Opinion dated December 16, 2013, concluded
that Davis is domiciled in Germany, not Pennsylvania. The
District Court made the following findings of fact:
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