Legal Opinion
Franceskin v. Credit Suisse
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 5, 2000No. Docket No. 98-9376PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Chief Judge:
Guillermo V. Franceskin appeals from Judge Knapp’s order granting summary judgment to appellees Credit Suisse (“CS”), Lloyds Bank (“Lloyds”), and the Executor of the estate of Eugenio Durante (“the Executor”). A judgment for approximately $530,000 held by CS was awarded to the Executor in an interpleader proceeding. The issues we address on this appeal concern diversity of citizenship jurisdiction, or the lack thereof.
The problem in this case is not uncommon. Plaintiffs counsel has not met the requisites of pleading or proving diversity jurisdiction. Too often we hear…
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