Edward Lindsey v. Progressive American Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION EDWARD LINDSEY, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 3:25-cv-1521-BJD-SJH PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. ________________________________/ ORDER Plaintiff’s Disclosure Statement, Doc. 11, fails to provide the information required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 and Local Rule 3.03. The Court will therefore strike Plaintiff’s Disclosure Statement.

Question 7 of the Court’s form requires that if jurisdiction is based on either 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) or 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a), that the filer state his citizenship. In response, Plaintiff stated, “Plaintiff resides in Florida.” Doc. 11 at 3. This is insufficient. See Trudel v. Biotech, No. 8:22-cv-1823-TPB-SPF, 2022 WL 17487990, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 7, 2022); see also Doc. 11 at 3 (“If the filer is a natural person, the filer must identify the filer’s citizenship in accord with the person’s domicile, which does not necessarily correspond to the person’s residence.”).

Accordingly, the Court strikes Plaintiff’s Disclosure Statement (Doc. 11). On or before January 20, 2026, Plaintiff must file a proper disclosure statement.

DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 7, 2026.

[Z J. Horovitz United States Magistrate Judge Copies to: Counsel of Record