Ravenswood Investment Co. v. Avalon Correctional Services

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

This case was brought in federal court based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. After the district court entered interim orders dismissing many claims, entering summary judgment on another, and resolving various discovery disputes, the parties discovered complete diversity never existed and the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Rather than dismiss the case in its entirety for lack of jurisdiction, the district court severed some previously decided claims between diverse parties and made final their dispositions. The court dismissed…