Legal Opinion
Luce v. Kohl's Dept. Stores, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 23, 2014No. 3:14-cv-00142 (JAM)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF CONDITIONAL REMAND TO STATE COURT
JEFFREY ALKER MEYER, District Judge.
This is a slip-and-fall case that poses a recurring and significant issue of federal court removal jurisdiction in diversity cases. The issue is whether a plaintiff in a diversity case may secure a post-removal remand to state court by stipulating that the amount-in-controversy is less than the diversity threshold of $75,000. The issue has apparently divided federal courts nationwide.1 I conclude that when a plaintiffs *84state court complaint leaves a federal court guessing about how much plaintiff is claiming, a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 919, Afl-Cio v. Centermark Properties Meriden Square, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. KnowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Horton v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Price v. Petsmart, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2015
- Azizi v. JoseDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2022
- CG v. Target CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2022
- DiCandido v. MazzerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2020
- Ford-Smith v. HMS Host Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 2020
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