Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens

Holding removal notice need only contain short and plain statement of grounds for court's jurisdiction

Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain

Holding that, where multiple defendants "are jointly and severally liable, it cannot be argued that [one is] indispensable"

Abrego Abrego v. the Dow Chemical Co.

Holding that the silence of the Class Action Fairness Act regarding the burden of proving removal jurisdiction indicated Congressional intent to leave intact the common law rule placing the burden on the defendant

Temple v. Synthes Corp.

Holding it was "error to label [alleged] joint tortfeasors as indispensable parties under Rule 19(b) and to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice for failure to join those parties"

Ibarra v. Manheim Invs., Inc.

Holding that it is sufficient to "contest[ an] assumption" without "assert[ing] an alternative [assumption] grounded in real evidence"

Guglielmino v. McKee Foods Corp.

Holding that when a complaint "is unclear and does not specify 'a total amount in controversy,' the proper burden of proof . . . is proof by a preponderance of the evidence"

In re Briscoe

Holding a district court cannot delve into the merits of a claim in a fraudulent-joinder inquiry

Gibson v. Chrysler Corp.

Holding that the value of unnamed class members' claims cannot satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1367

Galt G/S v. JSS Scandinavia

Holding that attorney's fees can be counted toward the amount in controversy requirement when a statute allows such fees

Brady v. Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc.

Holding that Song-Beverly Act's civil penalties should be included in the amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions

Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”

Rule 201 - Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts

Holding "[n]ormally, in deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, courts must limit their inquiry to the facts stated in the complaint and the documents either attached to or incorporated in the complaint. However, courts may also consider matters of which they may take judicial notice."

Section 1446 - Procedure for removal of civil actions

Granting a defendant 30 days to remove after receipt of the first pleading that sets forth a removable claim

Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

Granting district courts broad discretion when deciding whether to sever claims or to dismiss improperly joined claims or defendants

Section 1790 - Title of act

Section 1793.2 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Service and repair facilities

Allowing the buyer to "elect restitution in lieu of replacement"

Section 474 - Plaintiff ignorant of name of defendant

Deering Sup. 2004

Section 2711 - Buyer's remedies in general; buyer's security interest in rejected goods

Providing breach of contract remedies in the event "the seller fails to make delivery or repudiates or the buyer rightfully rejects or justifiably revokes acceptance"