Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Sheppard
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1996No. 94-3308PublishedCited by 219 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is about a lawyer’s professional responsibility and about federal jurisdiction. Plaintiff Enrique Diaz, a Florida prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for remand to state court and dismissal of his case for failure to state a claim. Because the federal court lacked jurisdiction to hear this case, we reverse and remand with instructions to the district court to remand this ease to state court.
Background,
For the facts we look to the complaint’s allegations. Diaz was a member of the class in a class action suit filed by inmates of the…
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