McWhorter v. Pitman's Administrator

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• casting doubt on the insolvency exception following Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo S.A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc., 527 U.S. 308 (1999)
• determining “ although some of the Plaintiffs claims sound in equity, those claims are entirely duplicative of the Plaintiffs breach of contract claims” and therefore a preliminary injunction based on the insolvency exception was not applicable
• “[C]ourts have repeatedly found that complaints failed to allege diversity of citizenship jurisdiction where the allegations focus solely on a party’s residence.”
• “[A]s is true of civil actions generally, an independent basis for asserting federal question or diversity jurisdiction must be shown, in order for a court to grant preliminary relief.” (citing 11A Fed. Prac. & Proc. Civ. § 2941 (3d ed.) (internal quotation marks omitted))

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