42 Cited authorities

  1. Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens

    574 U.S. 81 (2014)   Cited 4,658 times   39 Legal Analyses
    Holding removal notice need only contain short and plain statement of grounds for court's jurisdiction
  2. Staton v. Boeing Co.

    327 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 1,953 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "named plaintiffs ... are eligible for reasonable incentive payments" in addition to reimbursement "for their substantiated litigation expenses, and identifiable services rendered to the class directly under the supervision of class counsel"
  3. Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP

    437 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2006)   Cited 1,716 times
    Holding that an "LLC is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens"
  4. St. Paul Indemnity Co. v. Cab Co.

    303 U.S. 283 (1938)   Cited 6,128 times   14 Legal Analyses
    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"
  5. Kanter v. Warner-Lambert Co.

    265 F.3d 853 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 1,473 times   4 Legal Analyses
    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"
  6. Ibarra v. Manheim Invs., Inc.

    775 F.3d 1193 (9th Cir. 2015)   Cited 788 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it is sufficient to "contest[ an] assumption" without "assert[ing] an alternative [assumption] grounded in real evidence"
  7. Luckett v. Delta Airlines, Inc.

    171 F.3d 295 (5th Cir. 1999)   Cited 815 times
    Holding that plaintiff's alleged damages for property damage, travel expenses, an emergency ambulance trip, a stay in the hospital, and pain and suffering met the jurisdictional amount
  8. Galt G/S v. JSS Scandinavia

    142 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 497 times
    Holding that attorney's fees can be counted toward the amount in controversy requirement when a statute allows such fees
  9. Lew v. Moss

    797 F.2d 747 (9th Cir. 1986)   Cited 703 times
    Holding that residency can create a rebuttable presumption of domicile supporting diversity of citizenship
  10. Chabner v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co.

    225 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2000)   Cited 433 times
    Holding that the Unruh Act prohibits an insurance company from imposing unreasonable pricing differentials based on an applicant's disability
  11. Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 113,606 times   572 Legal Analyses
    Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
  12. Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction

    28 U.S.C. § 1367   Cited 63,426 times   78 Legal Analyses
    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"
  13. Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions

    28 U.S.C. § 1441   Cited 50,910 times   151 Legal Analyses
    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.”
  14. Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 6   Cited 50,129 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
  15. Section 1391 - Venue generally

    28 U.S.C. § 1391   Cited 28,500 times   199 Legal Analyses
    Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
  16. Section 1446 - Procedure for removal of civil actions

    28 U.S.C. § 1446   Cited 22,265 times   141 Legal Analyses
    Granting a defendant 30 days to remove after receipt of the first pleading that sets forth a removable claim
  17. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 18,123 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  18. Section 144 - Bias or prejudice of judge

    28 U.S.C. § 144   Cited 4,693 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Requiring affidavits alleging bias to the "timely"
  19. Section 226 - Itemized statement of wages

    Cal. Lab. Code § 226   Cited 2,295 times   127 Legal Analyses
    Providing only statutory penalties
  20. Section 1194 - Recovery by employee in civil action regardless of agreement to receive lesser wage

    Cal. Lab. Code § 1194   Cited 1,791 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing an employee receiving less than the legal overtime compensation to recover the unpaid balance, interest, attorney's fees, and costs of suit in a civil action