Legal Opinion
Mailloux v. Mailloux
District Court, D. Guam
Decided July 17, 1975No. Civ. 75-034PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
DUEÑAS, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed her complaint in this Court and bases jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Defendant Chase Manhattan Bank filed a motion to dismiss, challenging this Court’s jurisdiction over diversity actions.
48 U.S.C. § 1424(a) defines the District Court of Guam as having “the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States in all causes arising under the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy.” Defendant Chase Manhattan Bank contends that an action based on diversity of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Yankee Network, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Marshall v. Desert Properties Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
3Cited by3 opinions
- Chase Manhattan Bank v. South Acres Development Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mailloux v. MaillouxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Eleanor F. Mailloux v. Gordon E. Mailloux and Marianas Pacific, Inc., and Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), South Acres Development Co., a Partnership v. Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977