Legal Opinion
Carden v. Arkoma Associates
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 27, 1990No. 88-1476PublishedCited by 1,378 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
The question presented in this case is whether, in a suit brought by a limited partnership, the citizenship of the limited partners must be taken into account to determine diversity of citizenship among the parties.
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Respondent Arkoma Associates (Arkoma), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Arizona, brought suit on a contract dispute in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, relying upon diversity of citizenship for federal jurisdiction. The defendants, C. Tom Carden and Leonard L. Limes, citizens of Louisiana, moved to dismiss, contending that…
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