Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1992No. 92-1709PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Per curiam
In compliance with the partial writ of mandamus issued on July 1, 966 F.2d 1130, the district judge has explained why he remanded this case to state court. That explanation appears as an appendix to this opinion.
After Congress amended 28 U.S.C. § 1332 to raise the jurisdictional amount in diversity cases to $50,000, the district judge adopted the practice of remanding any case in which the plaintiff files an affidavit or stipulation limiting the recovery to less than the jurisdictional amount. This practice is inconsistent with St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co., 303 U.S. 283, 58…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In the Matter of Amoco Petroleum Additives Company and Buck Isbell, in the Matter of Robin A.G. Jackson, an Underwriter at Lloyd's, LondonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Michael Anthony Kliebert v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Michael Anthony Kliebert v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
3Cited by150 opinions
- De Aguilar v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Carol B. Oshana v. Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Billy Joe Shaw v. Dow Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Shirley K. Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Jacqueline C. Chase v. Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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