The district court granted the motion to dismiss, reasoning that Tagger’s permanent resident status did not authorize him to be considered a citizen of New York for diversity purposes when the defendant was also an alien, and that Israeli courts were a more appropriate forum in which to litigate the case. Strauss moved to dismiss the complaint for, inter alia, lack of subject matter jurisdiction and under forum non conveniens. Although a citizen of Israel, Tagger lives in Brooklyn as a lawful permanent resident, and Strauss is an Israeli corporation with its headquarters there. Tagger premised federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
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Appellant Benjamin Tagger, pro se, sued the Strauss Group Limited (“Strauss”) for various common law contract and tort claims, alleging that 2 Strauss falsely brought legal action against him in Israel which caused him to be prohibited from leaving Israel. § 1332(a)(2) does not confer diversity jurisdiction where a permanent resident alien sues a non resident alien, and that the 1951 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (“FCN Treaty”) between the United States and Israel does not otherwise confer federal jurisdiction in this lawsuit. PER CURIAM: Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Cogan, J.) dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. SALTARELLI, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Appellee. Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Cogan, J.) dismissing the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. _ Before: KEARSE, CALABRESI, and POOLER, Circuit Judges. STRAUSS GROUP LTD., SABRA DIPPING CO., LLC, Plaintiff Appellant, Defendant Appellee, Defendant.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT _ August Term, 2019 (Argued: JanuDecided: February 27, 2020) Docket No.