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· 10/8/2004

Robin Lepard v. Nbd Bank, a Division of Bank One Walter O. Koch Jeremy H. Lepard and Patricia C. Lepard

Citations

  • 384 F.3d 232

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that probate exception applies if under state law dispute would be cognizable only by the probate court; concluding probate exception applied because Michigan vests exclusive jurisdiction of trust in Michigan probate courts
  • stating that ”[t]he standard for determining whether federal jurisdiction may be exercised is whether under state law the dispute would be cognizable only by the probate court”
  • “The matters presented in the complaint are clearly the subject of an on-going Ohio probate matter, which implicate important state interests.”
  • breach of fiduciary duty by trustee
  • breach of fiduciary duty by trustee
  • breach of fiduciary duty by trustee

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Judges: Clay, Gilman, Matia

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