991 F. Supp. 519 - Sharp v. Kmart Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In Hensgens , the Fifth Circuit found that where a district court is faced with a motion to amend the complaint to add a non-diverse defendant in a removed case, the district court should scrutinize the amendment more closely than it does an ordinary amendment. In short, the right to freely amend set forth in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does not apply where a party seeks to add a non-diverse party in a removed case.”). . The Fifth Circuit, explaining in Cobb why”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Williams v. Vincent International, Inc.

2. “In case of any transfer of interest, the action may be continued by or against the original party, unless the court upon motion directs the person to whom the interest is transferred to be substituted in the action or joined with the original party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cobb v. Delta Exports, Inc.

3. “The language of 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (e) is clear. If a non-diverse party is added to the case after it is removed to federal court and destroys complete diversity of citizenship between the parties, the Court must remand the suit to state court).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 486 F. Supp. 2d 1280 - Wayman v. Accor North America, Inc.