Legal Opinion
Geographic Expeditions, Inc. v. Estate of Lhotka
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2010No. 09-15069PublishedCited by 686 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA, Circuit Judge:
Geographic Expeditions, Inc. (“GeoEx”), appeals the district court’s dismissal of GeoEx’s petition to compel arbitration for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). GeoEx contends subject matter jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), which provides federal jurisdiction over disputes between citizens of different states in which the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 exclusive of interest and costs. The district court held that GeoEx had to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000, and that,…
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