Legal Opinion

Mallory & Evans Contractors & Engineers, LLC v. Tuskegee University

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 5, 2011No. 11-10940PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Per curiam

The district court’s jurisdiction in this case is not contested, but jurisdiction cannot be created by consent. Lowry v. Int’l Bhd. of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders & Helpers of Am,., 259 F.2d 568, 575 (5th Cir.1958). We are obligated to raise concerns about the district court’s subject matter jurisdiction sua sponte. Fitzgerald v. Seaboard Sys. R.R., Inc., 760 F.2d 1249, 1251 (11th Cir.1985) (citation omitted).

The complaint in this case alleges that Plaintiff Mallory & Evans Contractors and Engineers, LLC (“Mallory & Evans”) is a “Limited Liability Company created under the laws of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rolling Greens MHP, L.P. v. Comcast SCH Holdings L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Robbins Coal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  3. Steven J. Fitzgerald, Cross-Appellee v. Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., Cross-Appellant, and Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., Third-Party v. Georgia Ports Authority, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  4. Walter S. Lowry, Jr. v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958

3Cited by74 opinions

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