Chatzicharalambus v. Petit

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

Plaintiffs’ motion to modify a pre-trial stipulation raises two issues: Should the plaintiffs be relieved of a voluntary stipulation by which they may have inadvertently deprived the court of jurisdiction over their claims against two of the three defendants in this case; and, if they are not relieved, and in view of the fact that the case proceeded to judgment against those defendants before the jurisdiction issue was resolved, is the court required to vacate that judgment if the sole basis for retaining the defendants is the exercise of pendent jurisdiction?

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