Register v. Rus of Auburn

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• finding diversity jurisdiction did not exist when the jurisdictional amount of $75,000 would be met largely by punitive damages because the compensatory damages would not exceed $2000, which results in a ratio of 36-1 or 37-1, which transgresses due-process protections
• finding diversity jurisdiction did not exist when the jurisdictional amount of $75,000 would be met largely by punitive damages because the compensatory damages would not exceed $2000, which results in 10 a ratio of 36-1 or 37-1, which transgresses due-process protections

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