Legal Opinion
Joe P. Farina v. Mission Investment Trust
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1980No. 78-1579PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
This action began as a lawsuit in the 162nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas by Joe P. Farina to set aside a $14 million debt he owed on a complex real estate transaction. It ended with a federal district court dismissing Farina’s suit, granting summary judgment to defendants on a counterclaim, and finding that Farina failed to prosecute his claim with diligence.
Farina appeals on the grounds that (1) improper transfer of this case from the state to federal district court deprives the federal district court of essential subject matter jurisdiction, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by98 opinions
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- Ramiro Arango and Gabriella Arango, Individually, Etc., Plaintiffs v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- In Re Christina Thompson, Debtor. Sanford A. Kowal v. Charles M. MalkemusCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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