Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Hertz Corp. v. Friend

Holding that a corporation's principal place of business is “the place where a corporation's officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities”

Hunt v. Washington Apple Advertising Comm'n

Holding that North Carolina's statute banning state grading of apples was discriminatory even though six other states also had no state grading

Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co.

Holding that remand for defective diversity allegations was unreviewable even though the removing defendant "could potentially have cured its defective allegations regarding citizenship by amending its notice of removal"

Valdez v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Holding that a defendant must carry its burden to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000 because plaintiff's complaint “[fell] short of even seeking the threshold amount”

Sanchez v. Monumental Life Ins. Co

Holding that defendants bears the burden to show that removal is proper

Morris v. Princess Cruises, Inc.

Holding that joinder of a party is considered fraudulent if "the plaintiff fails to state a cause of action against a resident defendant, and the failure is obvious according to the settled rules of the state." (internal quotation marks, alteration, and citation omitted)

Ritchey v. Upjohn Drug Co.

Holding that only cases that become removable "sometime after the initial commencement of the action" are "barred by the one-year exception"

Ethridge v. Harbor House Restaurant

Holding that "sections 7 and 8 [of the NLRA] do not confer original federal question jurisdiction on the federal district courts"

Horsford v. Board of Trustees of California State University

Holding that failure to consider that payment for the case was deferred for four years in discussion of whether a multiplier was warranted was an abuse of discretion

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 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction

Holding that in civil actions proceeding in federal court based solely on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the district court "shall not have supplemental jurisdiction" over "claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule . . . 24" or "over claims by persons . . seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24," if "exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332"

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.”

Section 1447 - Procedure after removal generally

Holding that with exceptions not relevant here, "[a]n order remanding a case to the State court from which it was removed is not reviewable on appeal or otherwise"

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

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 12900 - Short title

Section 12965 - Civil action in name of department on behalf of aggrieved party

Providing the courts with discretionary authority to award attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party

Section 415.30 - Mail service

Providing that service of a summons pursuant to that section is complete on the date a written acknowledgment of receipt of summons is executed

Section 12945.2 - Family and medical leave

Entitling employee to reinstatement to the same or an equivalent position