Legal Opinion
Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alejandro Alfonzo-Larrain R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 1988No. 87-1195PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We vacated the panel decision, and took the case en banc to decide whether a court of appeals is empowered to dismiss a party in order to retain federal jurisdiction. Previous decisions by this court had answered the question “no,” but the panel disagreed and held that we may *918do this, 832 F.2d 417, 419-20 (7th Cir.1987), and it went on to reverse the district court on the merits. The full court adheres to our previous decisions. “Where the record reveals no jurisdiction, we are powerless to do anything but recognize the defect.” Alderman v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry.,…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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