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· 12/22/1997

In Re Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation Mdl

Citations

  • 132 F.3d 152

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a case must be dismissed without prejudice if a court lacks subject matter jurisdiction
  • stating that if a court decides that it lacks jurisdiction, it cannot decide the merits
  • finding that the “disposition” of “a case, over which the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, . . . will, however, be without prejudice” (citations omitted)
  • stating that a court may use its inherent power to impose sanctions even when it lacks jurisdiction
  • finding that the “disposition” of “a case, over which the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, . . . will, however, be without prejudice” (citations omitted)
  • explaining that courts have the power to “manage their own affairs” to achieve the controlled by state law

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