Legal Opinion
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 2000No. 99-13824PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises a question of first impression regarding a Federal Reserve Bank’s entitlement to proceed in federal court even where diversity jurisdiction does not exist and the underlying dispute involves so peculiarly a creature of state law as a state worker’s compensation statute. Appellant Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (“Federal Reserve”) initiated this case by filing a “Petition for Determination of Disputed Claim for Worker’s Compensation Benefits,” seeking a declaratory judgment determining its liability under Alabama’s worker’s compensation statute to…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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