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· 9/4/2009

Coffey v. Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold

Citations

  • 581 F.3d 1240
  • 39 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20209
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 19996
  • 2009 WL 2840508

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

  • holding that the district court may look only to the complaint in addressing subsection (aa)
  • holding that the district court may look only to the complaint in addressing subsection (aa)
  • noting that “the purpose of §1453(c)(1) is to develop a body of appellate law interpreting CAFA” (brackets and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • noting that \the purpose of § 1453(c)(1)is to develop a body of appellate law interpreting CAFA\ (brackets and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • concluding the phrase “defendant from whom significant relief is sought” was not ambiguous such that it could be interpreted to mean “defendant from whom significant relief may be obtained,” but not otherwise addressing the meaning of the phrase “significant relief’
  • describing the citizenship requirement as one of the “three main requirements for plaintiffs to meet in order to satisfy the ‘local controversy exception’ ”

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Judges: Tacha, Anderson, Murphy

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