Legal Opinion
Martinez v. United States Olympic Committee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1986No. 83-1758PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a wrongful death action brought by Elsie Pinto Martinez as personal representative of the estate of Benjamin Davis. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We consider on appeal whether the district court erred in finding (1) no federal diversity jurisdiction because Martinez was improperly or collusively made a party in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 1359, and (2) no federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
Benjamin Davis was a twenty-two year old amateur boxer who, in February 1982, participated in a Golden…
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