Legal Opinion

Nunez v. Wyatt Cafeterias, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided August 21, 1991No. Civ. A. 4-91-484-APublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

McBRYDE, District Judge.

The court has determined, sua sponte, that the above-styled and numbered action should be remanded to state court due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because of the limited nature of federal court jurisdiction, there is a presumption against its existence. See Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365, 374, 98 S.Ct. 2396, 2403, 57 L.Ed.2d 274 (1978); McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 298 U.S. 178, 189, 56 S.Ct. 780, 785, 80 L.Ed. 1135 (1936). A party who seeks to invoke federal court jurisdiction has the burden…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Memorial Hospital System v. Northbrook Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  5. Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Francisco L. Borges, Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, and State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Roxanne Hook v. The Morrison Milling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. American International Specialty Lines Insurance v. Rentech Steel, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  3. Liu v. StriuliDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1999
  4. Gibson v. Wyatt Cafeterias, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1992
  5. Pyle v. Beverly Enterprises-Texas, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1993

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