Legal Opinion
Raymond Johnson and Robert Johnson v. Lee Wattenbarger and Ruth Wattenbarger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 2004No. 02-3707PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
All too often both litigants and judges disregard them first duty in every suit: to determine the existence of subject-matter jurisdiction. In this litigation, by contrast, the defendants and judge were alert to jurisdiction and endeavored to apply the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Unfortunately, the judge waited until two years after the case began and the resolution of several claims on the merits had cut down the stakes. Because the diversity jurisdiction depends on matters as they stand when the complaint is filed, this was a misstep.
Lee and Ruth…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-LarrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Emil J. Bartholet v. Reishauer A.G. (Zurich) and Reishauer Corporation (Elgin)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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