· 9/16/1998
Triggs v. John Crump Toyota, Inc.
Citations
- 154 F.3d 1284
- 1998 WL 633673
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- holding that “an action may nevertheless be removable if the joinder of the non-diverse party . . . were fraudulent”
- noting that, ceteris paribus, a “lack of complete diversity ... would preclude removal of the case to federal court”
- explaining that joinder is legitimate even if the plaintiff presents only a “possibility of stating a valid cause of action” against the defendant
- noting that “[f]raudulent joinder is a judicially created doctrine that provides an exception to the requirement of complete diversity”
- explaining that joinder is legitimate even if the plaintiff presents only a “possibility of stating a valid cause of action” against the defendant
- noting that \[f]raudulent joinder is a judicially cre- ated doctrine that provides an exception to the requirement of com- plete diversity\
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Judges: Anderson, Birch, Paine
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