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What rule allows a party to join as many claims as they have against an opposing party, related or not?
Rule 18
What is the in state-defendant rule?
What is the statutory rule for supplemental jurisdiction?
1367: In a case in which a district court has an independent basis for subject matter jurisdiction over the original claim, supplemental jurisdiction may exist over other claims if the initial claim and the other claims arise out of a common nucleus of operative fact.
What rule allows interpleader permitting a stakeholder to force multiple claimants to litigate entitlement to the same property?
What must ALL defendants for a case to be properly removed?
All defendants must consent
What is the Gibbs test?
What type of counterclaim requires its own basis for federal jurisdiction?
30 days after service
When are there supplemental jurisdiction limits?
When diversity jurisdiction is the sole basis for the federal claim
What rule allows parties to intervene if they have a legally protected interest that would be impaired without joining the case?
Rule 24
What is Snap Removal?
When the defendant removes to federal court prior to being served, thus avoiding the in-state defendant rule
What claim is barred by 1367b?
a supplemental jurisdiction claim asserted by a plaintiff that destroys diversity even if is it a part of the same case or controversy.
What happens when a party is misjoined?
Misjoinder of parties is not grounds for dismissing an action. Rather, a court can dismiss a party or sever a claim. (Rule 21).
Under 1367c a court may decline supplemental jurisdiction if what?