In re Ryan’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate ·

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1. ““As one reason for a new trial, petitioner urges that there was error in my failure to make a finding of fact as to the diversity of citizenship of the parties. Such a finding was unnecessary because it is settled that jurisdiction of the federal courts in habeas corpus proceedings cannot be sustained on this ground, since the rights of the parties in a habeas corpus proceeding are incapable of being valued in money and hence the requisite jurisdictional amount cannot be shown. Kurtz v. Moffitt, 115 U.S. 487 , 6 S.Ct. 148 , 29 L.Ed. 458 ; Horn v. Mitchell, 243 U.S. 247 , at page 249, 37 S.Ct. 293 , at page 294, 61 L.Ed. 700 , at page 702, in which the Supreme Court said: ‘It long has been settled that the jurisdiction conferred by Congress upon any court of the United States in a case where the matter in controversy exceeds a certain sum of money does not include cases where the rights of the parties are incapable of being valued in money, and therefore excludes habeas corpus cases.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pappas v. Buchkoe