Skip to main content
· 3/9/2009

Pet Quarters, Inc. v. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.

Citations

  • 559 F.3d 772
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 5179
  • 2009 WL 579270

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that “[f]ederal jurisdiction may be found from a complaint if adjudication of a state claim would turn on a federal constitutional or other important federal question, even where only state law issues have been plead
  • “Accordingly, any of Pet Quarters’s state law claims that challenge the existence or operation of the program or its rules are federally preempted.”
  • affirming dismissal with prejudice for failure to state a claim because amending complaint would be futile
  • affirming dismissal with prejudice because the plaintiff did not submit a proposed amended complaint and the record did not indicate what one might have contained
  • affirming dismissal with prejudice for failure to state a claim because amending complaint would be futile
  • finding no abuse of discretion in concluding amendment would be futile where plaintiff did not indicate how it would make complaint viable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Murphy, Smith, Limbaugh

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.