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

St. Paul Indemnity Co. v. Cab Co.

Holding that when a complaint filed pleads more than the jurisdictional amount required for federal jurisdiction, "the sum claimed by the plaintiff controls if the claim is apparently made in good faith" and that "[i]t must appear to a legal certainty that the claim is really for less than the jurisdictional amount to justify dismissal"

Ibarra v. Manheim Invs., Inc.

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

Grancare, LLC v. Thrower

Holding that joinder is not fraudulent where there is a mere "possibility" that the plaintiff can state a claim against the defendant

Fritsch v. Swift Transp. Co. of Ariz., LLC

Holding that if a plaintiff is entitled under a contract or statute to future attorney's fees, then "such fees are at stake in the litigation and should be included in the amount in controversy"

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

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 3294 - When damages recoverable for sake of example and by way of punishment; employer liability for acts of employee; death from homicide

Stating plaintiff may recover punitive damages "in addition to the actual damages"

Section 1653 - Amendment of pleadings to show jurisdiction

Permitting amendment of defective allegations of jurisdiction

Section 2310 - Remedies in consumer disputes

Permitting recovery of "a sum equal to the aggregate amount of cost and expenses (including attorneys’ fees based on actual time expended)"

Rule 2 - One Form of Action

Providing for "one form of action to be known as 'civil action,'" in lieu of discretely labeled actions at law and suits in equity

Section 1790 - Title of act