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Strawbridge v. Curtiss
Complete Diversity Rule
Mottley
Well Pleaded Complaint Rule: a claim arises under federal law only if the federal question would appear in a well pleaded complaint
International Shoe
Does the defendant have such minimum contacts with the forum so that jurisdiction does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice
O'Connor
awareness + additional conduct directed at forum
Calder
Purposeful direction/ effects test for int torts
Gordon
Domicile Test:
1. Takes up residence in different state
2. Intends to remain indefinitely
Gibbs
District courts have supplemental jurisdiction over ALL other STATE claims
That are SO RELATED within such original jurisdiction that they form part of the same case or controversy {Gibbs} or common nucleues of operative fact [mottley]
Hanson v. Denckla
unilateral contact to plaintiffs not enough
Contact between defendant and the forum must result form the defendants purposeful availment of the forum
Piper
FNC: Less favorable law not enough to dismiss venue. must be so clearly indaqeuate or unsatisfactory that no remedy could be provided at all
Walden
Walden: defendant must aim/target the STATE].
Just because you know someone lives there is not enough
Mas. v. Perry
Unclear intent is NOT enough to establish a domicile UNLESS there is a clear intent ot never return to the previous domicile
Kroger
preventing plaintiffs from using joinder to circumvent complete diversity. relevant only when anchor claim is soley diversity
Worldwide Volkswagon:
foreseeable that defendant could get sued in the forum, Foreseeability of movement is NOT enough for purposeful availment
Ford
arise out of requires causation: requires that harm to plaintiff was caused by defendants contact with forum
Damlier
General jurisdiction ' essentially at home' - continuous and systematic as to render the corp at home in the state
Hertz
1332a1 Nerve center test: where a corporations high level officers, direct, control, and coordinate the corporations activites
Avitts v. Amoco
case can only be removed if federal court could have originally excerised SMJ. Plaintiff is the master of the complaint and can prevent a case by being removed by limiting the complaint to state claims.
Asahi
Sales through intermediaries. stream of commerce, fairness factors
Bristol Meyers
claim specific! plaintiffs in different states have no relatedness bc stuff wasnt sold to each plaintiff in same state
Uffner
multiple venues may be proper: substantial part of the events took place venue in proper
Diefenthal
Must appear to a legal certainty that the claim is really far less than the jurisdictional amount to justify dismissal and good faith
Lara v. Farrel
Removal Timing. 30 days after defendant receives pleading
Brennan
Awareness is enough
Burger King
2 part test. purposeful availment related to forum + fairness
MacMunn
two showings needed for transfer
1) plaintiff coulve originally brought action to proposed distrtict
2) public n private factors