Joanne Kong v. Allied Professional Insurance Company

ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:

For the past eight years, Joanne Kong has sought to enforce against Allied Professional Insurance Company (“Allied”) a tort judgment she received against Patricia Costello, a person Allied insured. The dispute has sent the parties from Florida to California and back again. They have litigated before an arbitrator, a state court, two federal district courts, and both the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. This appeal marks the latest chapter in this protracted tale.

There are two issues before this Court. The first is whether there is a basis for federal jurisdiction. This…