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· 6/20/1986

LGP Gem Ltd. v. Cohen

Citations

  • 636 F. Supp. 881
  • 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23898

How courts have described this case

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  • “If diversity of citizenship provides the jurisdictional basis for removal to federal court, the parties must be diverse not only when the petition is filed, but also when the case was first brought.”
  • “The reasoning of the Weems decision . . . indicates that the finality of the dismissal, not the plaintiff's participation in it, is the factor that determines removability.”

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Judges: Robert L. Carter

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