Thompson v. Gillen

How courts have described this case

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

• Holding that one of “reason[s] for strict construction of removal statutes is that the exercise of removal jurisdiction — particularly when based on diversity — is in derogation of State sovereignty.”
• “Although no motion for remand has been filed by plaintiff, courts of limited jurisdiction, such as this Court, have the duty, sua sponte, to determine in each case their jurisdiction to proceed.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mason v. International Business MacHines, Inc.
  M.D. North Carolina· 1982-07-28· cited 59×
• De La Rosa v. Reliable, Inc.
  D. New Mexico· 2015-06-27· cited 47×
• Soper v. Kahn
  D. Maryland· 1983-07-22· cited 28×
• Bellone v. Roxbury Homes, Inc.
  W.D. Virginia· 1990-10-11· cited 24×
• Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Intermodal Services, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 1981-02-19· cited 19×
• Castle v. Laurel Creek Co., Inc.
  S.D. West Virginia· 1994-04-12· cited 18×
• FHC Options, Inc. v. Security Life Insurance Co. of America
  E.D. Virginia· 1998-02-05· cited 18×
• Muhlenbeck v. KI, LLC
  E.D. Virginia· 2004-02-11· cited 15×
• Cook v. Robinson
  E.D. Virginia· 1985-06-24· cited 13×
• Fleet Bank-NH v. Engeleiter
  D. New Hampshire· 1991-01-08· cited 12×
• Hubbard v. Tripp
  E.D. Virginia· 1985-06-24· cited 11×
• Oliver v. American Motors Corp.
  E.D. Virginia· 1985-08-27· cited 10×
• New England Explosives Corp. v. Maine Ledge Blasting Specialist, Inc.
  D. Maine· 1982-07-09· cited 10×
• Umlic Consolidated v. Spectrum Financial Services Corporation
  W.D. North Carolina· 2009-10-19· cited 10×
• Camacho v. Cove Trader, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1985-07-15· cited 9×
• Aguiar v. Evans
  E.D. Virginia· 1985-05-06· cited 9×
• Phillips v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2008-12-15· cited 9×
• Barnhill v. Insurance Company of North America
  D. South Carolina· 1990-03-02· cited 9×
• Kingman v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
  D. Maine· 1981-11-25· cited 8×
• Queen Victoria Corp. v. Insurance Specialists of Hawaii, Inc.
  D. Hawaii· 1988-08-25· cited 8×

Cites

27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1936-05-18· cited 4,144×
• Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. Sheets
  Supreme Court· 1941-04-28· cited 2,267×
• Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1972-04-18· cited 445×
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Cockrell
  Supreme Court· 1914-01-19· cited 443×
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Martin
  Supreme Court· 1900-05-21· cited 357×
• Robertson v. Cease
  Supreme Court· 1878-11-18· cited 222×
• Carson v. Dunham
  Supreme Court· 1887-04-25· cited 140×
• Temple Hoyne Buell v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1963-08-29· cited 77×
• Francisco Villarreal v. Brown Express, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-05-05· cited 67×
• Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Robbins Coal Company, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1961-05-11· cited 55×
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Stewart
  Supreme Court· 1917-12-17· cited 52×
• Van Horn v. Western Electric Co.
  E.D. Michigan· 1977-01-05· cited 32×
• F & L DRUG CORP. v. American Central Insurance Co.
  D. Connecticut· 1961-12-15· cited 31×
• Browne v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company
  N.D. Illinois· 1959-01-07· cited 27×
• Walsh v. American Airlines, Inc.
  E.D. Kentucky· 1967-02-10· cited 26×
• Carlton Properties, Inc. v. Crescent City Leasing Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1962-12-18· cited 24×
• Evans-Hailey Company v. Crane Company
  M.D. Tennessee· 1962-06-28· cited 22×
• Fort v. Ralston Purina Co.
  E.D. Tennessee· 1978-03-31· cited 22×
• Winters Government Securities Corp. v. NAFI Employees Credit Union
  S.D. Florida· 1978-03-24· cited 20×
• Garza v. Midland National Insurance Company
  S.D. Florida· 1966-07-18· cited 20×