Legal Opinion
Wang Ex Rel. Wong v. New Mighty U.S. Trust
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 9, 2016No. 12-7038PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of how to determine the citizenship of a trust for diversity subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). In light of the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 577 U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 1012, 194 L.Ed.2d 71 (2016), we conclude that a so-called “traditional trust” carries the citizenship of its trustees. We accordingly reverse the district court’s Rule 12(b)(1) dismissal and remand for further proceedings. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1). We also grant the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Carden v. Arkoma AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Navarro Savings Assn. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Bullard v. City of CiscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Rafic Saadeh v. Fawaz FaroukiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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