Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Terrence K. v. United States Department of State

Terrence K. v. United States Dep’t of State, 98 L. Ed. 2d 756 (1988)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1988-01-15
Topic
general

requiring that a non-diverse defendant be indispensable before allowing joinder | “It remains the defendant’s burden to show the existence and continuance of federal jurisdiction.” | “when a nondiverse party is added to a federal proceeding and that party’s presence is indispensable to the furnishing of complete relief, remand is mandated where federal subject matter jurisdiction depends on diversity jurisdiction, even though removal was originally proper.”

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D. C. E. D. N. Y. Application for stay, presented *1022 to Justice Blackmun, and by him referred to the Court, denied. The order entered January 9, 1988, in this case is vacated.