Legal Opinion
Kaare Foy v. Schantz, Schatzman & Aaronson, P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 31, 1997No. 95-4419PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:
Congress has provided that, for the purposes of determining diversity jurisdiction, “an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be deemed a citizen of the State in which such alien is domiciled.” 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). This case requires us to determine, as an issue of first impression among the courts of appeals, whether an alien who intends to reside in this country permanently but who has not yet attained official permanent resident immigration status (i.e., a green card) should be considered an alien admitted for permanent residence…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Swint v. Chambers County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Michael A. Barfield v. David Brierton, Louis Carmichael, Richard Dugger, Thomas Barton, David E. Watson, Jerry C. Wade, Randall R. Music, John ShawCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Smith v. SperlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Weil v. Investment/Indicators, Research & Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Manjit Singh, as Administrator of the Estate of Ram P. Singh, Deceased v. Daimler-Benz Ag Mercedes-Benz of North America, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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