Castillo Grand, LLC v. Sheraton Operating Corporation

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two issues concerning an award of attorney’s fees. The first is whether the “just costs” authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 1919 when an action is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction include attorney’s fees. The second, arising if a statutory basis for attorney’s fees is lacking, is whether, on the facts of this case, fees were properly awarded for a litigant’s maneuvering to re-assert diversity jurisdiction after failure of an initial attempt. These issues arise on an appeal by Plaintiff-Appellant Castillo Grand, LLC, (“Castillo”) from the December 23,…