Skip to main content
· 10/21/2013

Bufkin v. United States

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 485
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 319
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3234
  • 571 U.S. 974
  • 2013 WL 5212241
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 7692

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that citizenship is equivalent to domicile, and that domicile requires both “residence in a state and an intention to remain there indefinitely.”
  • noting that “domicile requires both residence in a state and an intention to remain there indefinitely”
  • noting that “domicile requires both residence in a state and an intention to remain there indefinitely”
  • stating that the allegations of citizenship in a complaint “are fatally defective” because “[r]esidence alone is not enough”
  • explaining that citizenship is equivalent to domicile, which requires both residence and intention to remain indefinitely
  • stating that domicile requires both residence in a state and an intention to remain there indefinitely

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.