646 F. Supp. 216 - Sullivan v. Mochen’s Empirical Analysis
1986
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005) · 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Relies on Franchise Tax Board of the State of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California · Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson · American Well Works Company v. Layne & Bowler Company E · Pullman Co. v. Jenkins · United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.
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“Whether an action filed in state court may properly be removed to Federal Court is to be determined from the record at the time the Petition For Removal is filed. When diversity of citizenship is the basis of Federal jurisdiction, it must be found to exist both at the time the Complaint was filed and at the time the Petition for Removal was filed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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