I. Did Federal District Court Correctly Rule On Petra’s Motion to Remand Case to State W?

Petra filed suit in State W Court against Dave (D) & Kola based on a State W cause of action.  State courts are courts of general jurisdiction and thus if State Court had personal jurisdiction over D & Kola the claim was properly filed in State Court W. A court has pers[onal] juris[diction] if the defendant is a resident, consents to juris, or is subject to the State’s long arm statute and meets the constitutional minimum contacts test.  Here Kola is a corporation and thus a resident of its state of incorp (Y) and its state of principal place of business (W).

Dave’s residence is determined by his domicile and intent.  He begins as a resident of State (X).  Because of his contract with Petra he agrees to move to State W.  It does not appear he intended to make W his domicile as he only rented his home rather than selling it.  Also it was uncertain how long his job