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· 11/23/1992

Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana Corporation

Citations

  • 980 F.2d 564
  • 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9381
  • 92 Daily Journal DAR 15712
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 30733
  • 1992 WL 338140

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[f]ederal jurisdiction must be rejected if there is any doubt as to the 19 right of removal in the first instance”
  • holding that allegations based on “to the best of my knowledge and belief” are insufficient
  • holding that a bald 7 recitation that damages exceeded the jurisdictional amount was insufficient to establish 8 the amount in controversy where the defendant did not set forth facts supporting that 9 assertion
  • stating that “[f]ederal jurisdiction must be rejected if 14 there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance”
  • noting that any doubt 20 as to the right of removal must be resolved in favor of remand
  • holding 26 the plaintiff’s conclusory request for the jurisdictional requirement was insufficient 27 because the plaintiff “offered no facts whatsoever to support the court’s jurisdiction”

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Judges: Goodwin, Farris, Pregerson

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