The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the district courts’ official online bulletins.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SBM Financial Group LLC v. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. N.A.
(No. 11-CV-01960, Nov. 7)
Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Diversity: contract. Demand: $4 million. Attorney for plaintiff: J.B. Dorsey, J.B. Dorsey & Associates, Washington.