Legal Opinion
Campbell v. United States
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided June 12, 1980No. CIV-4-79-41PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ALLOWANCE
NEESE, District Judge.
Unlike many state courts, federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. That jurisdiction has been marked-out by the Congress pursuant to the Constitution, Article III. Aldinger v. Howard (1976), 427 U.S. 1, 15, 96 S.Ct. 2413, 2420, 49 L.Ed.2d 276, 286-287[6]. This Court is not permitted to assume the existence of its jurisdiction; for, without a finding that there exists federal jurisdiction over a particular claim of the plaintiff, this Court is without power to proceed. Memphis Am. Fed. of Tchrs., L. 2032 v. Bd. of Ed., C.A. 6th…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Patricia Scott Anderson v. Air West, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Aldinger v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blackmar v. GuerreSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Audio Investments v. RobertsonDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2002
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