Eighth Circuit· 3/10/2011

Knudson v. Systems Painters, Inc.

Citations

634 F.3d 968
31 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1669
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 4642
2011 WL 814152

How courts have described this case

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holding that, in analyzing fraudulent joinder, courts “do not focus on the artfulness of the plaintiff’s pleadings”
holding that “Filla and its progeny provide the appropriate standard” for evaluating fraudulent joinder
recognizing, “diversity of citizenship must exist both when the state petition is filed and when the petition for removal is filed”
holding no fraudulent joinder because “there is arguably a reasonable basis for predicting that Missouri law might impose liability”
recognizing, for purposes of subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship, “diversity of citizenship must exist both when the state petition is filed and when the petition for removal is filed”
observing diversity cannot be defeated by joining a defendant who has no real connection with the controversy

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Judges: Murphy, Bye, Melloy

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