· 4/1/1999
Federal Case
Citations
- 173 F.3d 909
- 43 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 459
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 5907
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- analyzing consolidated cases separately and remanding to district court with instructions to dismiss the action as to which jurisdiction was lacking and continue with the other
- “A federal court can neither acquire subject matter jurisdiction through consolidation of cases nor consolidate cases as to which it lacks such jurisdiction.”
- noting consolidation does not merge suits into a single case
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