Legal Opinion
Swiger v. Allegheny Energy, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 25, 2008No. 07-1706PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a federal district court has diversity jurisdiction over a lawsuit involving a partnership where one of its partners is a dual American-British citizen domiciled in a foreign state. The district court held that it lacked diversity jurisdiction over such an entity, and we affirm.
I. APPELLATE JURISDICTION & STANDARD OF REVIEW
We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 over a dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and our review for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is plenary. See Frett-Smith v. Vanterpool, 511 F.3d 396,…
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