Legal Opinion
Oliver v. Haas
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 15, 1991No. Civ. 91-1385 (GG)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GIERBOLINI, Chief Judge.
Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to remand and an opposition thereto filed by defendants. This case was commenced by plaintiff Oliver in the Ponce Superior Court on September 24,1990, and removed by the defendants Mrs. Haas and the Haas Estate to this court on March 25, 1991. The issue is whether, in an action brought initially in state court and subsequently removed to federal court, a compulsory counterclaim may be used to satisfy the amount in controversy requirement of diversity jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND
The action originated after Edward…
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