Interesting case, in that the parties were diverse citizens, but the other party to the relevant contract (not a party to the case, however) was a tribe (Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation), so that defeated diversity jurisdiction.
An excerpt:
This civil action for monetary relief brought by plaintiff CTGW, LLC against defendants GSBS, PC, Colvin Engineering Associates, Inc. and Spectrum Engineers, Inc. arises out of a dispute regarding the design and construction of Great Wolf Lodge resort and water park in Grand Mound, Washington. Plaintiff alleges that this court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), which applies to actions in which the plaintiff and the defendants are “citizens of different States” and the amount in controversy is more than $ 75,000. Plaintiff alleges that the parties are completely diverse and the matter in controversy exceeds $ 75,000. However, I conclude that because one of the members of plaintiff CTGW, LLC is an Indian tribe, diversity is destroyed. Therefore, I am dismissing this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.