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Wells' Dairy, Inc. v. American Industrial Refrigeration, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided August 10, 2001No. C 01-4052-MWBPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT RVS’S MOTION TO TAKE LIMITED DISCOVERY; PLAINTIFF WELLS’ DAIRY’S MOTION TO REMAND; AND PLAINTIFF WELLS’ DAIRY’S MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIDAVIT

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

/. BACKGROUND.1022

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1025

A. General Principles Of Diversity Jurisdiction And Fraudulent Joinder-1025

B. Discovery On “Fraudulent Joinder” Issues .1026

1. Contentions of the parties .1026

2. Face of the pleadings.1028

3. “Piercing the pleadings”. 1031

4. Predetermination discovery.1033

a. Guidance ñ'om precedent.1033

b. Guidance from applicable standards.1034

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2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  4. Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ross v. Thousand Adventures of Iowa, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2001
  2. Arens v. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2012
  3. Rainwater v. LAMAR LIFE INSURANCE CO.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2003
  4. Van Beek v. NinkovDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003
  5. Christensen v. Phillip Morris, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2002

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