Legal Opinion

Madrid v. Robinson

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided October 31, 2016No. 6:16-CV-00047PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*483MEMORANDUM OPINION

NORMAN K. MOON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1183a, Plaintiff brought suit to enforce the terms of an Affidavit of Support executed by Defendant on her behalf. Defendant has filed two motions to dismiss. First, Defendant argues that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because an action to enforce an Affidavit of Support is simply a contract suit under state law and does not arise under federal law.1 Second, Defendant asserts that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim because she has not attached an executed copy of the Affidavit of Support to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Gunn v. MintonSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Belevich v. ThomasDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2019

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