Legal Opinion
Valentin-De-Jesus v. United Healthcare
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 2001No. 00-2184PublishedCited by 533 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Helga Valentin, also known as Helga Valentín de Jesús, invites us to reverse an order of the district court dismissing her medical malpractice suit for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Bound by a relatively restrictive standard of review, we decline her invitation.
On December 10, 1998, Valentin sued a cadre of defendants — divers hospitals, physicians, insurers, and a health services plan — in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Claiming that she was a citizen of Florida whereas all the defendants were citizens of…
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