Legal Opinion
North Central F.S., Inc. v. Brown
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided December 23, 1996No. C 96-3074-MWB, C 96-3080-MWBPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS CLAIMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.1386
A. The Cases.1386
B. The Claims And Counterclaims .1386
C. The Motions To Dismiss .1388
D. The Jurisdictional Question.1390
II. BACKGROUND.1390
III. LEGAL ANALYSIS .1391
A. Subject Matter Jurisdiction.1391
1. General principles.1391
a. The “well-pleaded complaint” rule.1393
b. Claims “arising under” federal law .1394
2. Do the present claims “arise under” federal law?.1395
a. Declaratory judgment elaims .1395
b. Breach-of-contract elaims .1398
c. Other federal…
2Cases cited113 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
108 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Doe v. HartzDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1999
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
- Iowa Health System v. Trinity Health Corp.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
- Armstrong v. AMERICAN PALLET LEASING INC.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2009
- Brown v. North Central F.S., Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.