Legal Opinion
Padilla-Mangual v. Pavía Hospital
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 14, 2008No. 07-1447PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
In this case, a challenge to the diversity jurisdiction claimed by a plaintiff requires us to examine the presumption of domicile and what it takes to overcome it where the plaintiff forges none of the typical ties to his new home. Ultimately, we conclude that the task is one better left to the district court, with the benefit of an evi-dentiary hearing.
Plaintiff-appellant, Ryan Padilla-Mangual (“Padilla”), brought an action in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico against defendant-ap-pellee Pavia Hospital, and defendants-ap-pellees Dr. Miguel…
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