Legal Opinion
VAN DE GRIFT v. Higgins
District Court, D. Utah
Decided November 3, 2010No. 2:10-cr-01057PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
CLARK WADDOUPS, District Judge.
This court “must, sua sponte, satisfy itself of its power to adjudicate in every case and at every stage of the proceedings.” 1 As such, the court must first consider whether it has jurisdiction to hear this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The Tenth Circuit has explained that “when a plaintiff sues more than one defendant in a diversity action, the plaintiff must meet the requirements of the diversity statute for each defendant or face dismissal.” 2 The court concludes that Plaintiffs’ complaint is deficient in this respect to persons…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carden v. Arkoma AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rolling Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Penteco Corporation Limited Partnership--1985a, an Oklahoma Limited Partnership v. Union Gas System, Inc., a Kansas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter v. Eugene Narvaez, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Lenon v. St. Paul Mercury InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hartford Casualty Insurance v. Trinity Universal InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2015
- Cherrington v. YatesDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2021
- Escobar, Inc v. BarWest Group, LLCDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2021