Legal Opinion
Roy A. Somlyo v. J. Lu-Rob Enterprises, Inc. And Louis G. Bond
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 9, 1991No. 932, Docket 90-7551PublishedCited by 320 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is permitted by Article III of the federal Constitution and statutes promulgated thereunder in order to protect the citizens of one state from “local prejudice” — unfair discrimination by courts of another state. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, diversity cases are removable to federal court if certain requirements are met. This case presents a novel question of civil procedure that inverts the semantic history of diversity jurisdiction: whether compliance with the Local Rules of a federal district court is a prerequisite to the timely filing of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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