Legal Opinion
Halsne v. Liberty Mutual Group
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided March 26, 1999No. C 99-3014-MWBPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR REMAND
BENNETT, District Judge.
How far is the plaintiff the “master of the complaint”? Can he, for example, preclude federal removal jurisdiction by stipulating, after removal, that he will not seek or accept an amount in damages in excess of the jurisdictional amount in controversy? These are the questions posed by the present application for remand of this action to state court.
Plaintiff Jim Halsne filed this action on January 6, 1999, in Iowa District Court in and for Cerro Gordo County, asserting a claim of bad faith…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Helen W. ANGUS, Appellant, v. SHILEY INC.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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