Legal Opinion
CE Design, Ltd. v. American Economy Insurance Com
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 19, 2014No. 13-1080PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a dismissal of an action for declaratory judgment. Because, as a threshold issue, we have an obligation to ascertain sua sponte the existence of federal subject-matter jurisdiction, we asked the parties for supplemental briefing on how (or whether) the plaintiff-appellant’s claim in this action met the $75,000 amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction. Finding federal jurisdiction wanting, we remand this case to the district court with instructions to dismiss.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, plaintiff-appellant CE Design Ltd. (“CE”) filed a…
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