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| federal court can borrow long arm statute from the state where it sits |
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| federal court can have J over joined defendants within 100miles of the court house |
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| federal court can have J over defendant when a federal statute gives it J |
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| for a federal claim, filing in federal court establishes J over defendant when they are not subject to J in any state and it follows 5th amendment |
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| defense to jurisdiction from lack of SMJ |
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| defense to jurisdiction because of lack of personal jurisdiction |
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| defense to jurisdiction based on insufficient process |
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| motion to vacate a judgment because it is void |
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| grants federal courts subject matter jurisdiction when case comes from federal cause of action or has essential federal ingredient |
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| grants federal court jurisdiction when there is complete diversity AND amount in controversy is over $75,000 |
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| grants supreme court right to hear cases from state system with a disputed federal ingredient |
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| federal court have supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims that are a part of the same controversy as a federal claim that it already has jurisdiction over |
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| federal court may decline jurisdiction over state law claims brought to it through 1367a if: 1) the claim raises a novel or complex issue of state law; 2) state claim substantially predominates over federal claim; 3) federal court has dismissed all federal claims; 4) exceptional circumstances |
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| D can remove a claim in state court to federal court if the federal court would have had original jurisdiction over it |
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| state law claim that is removable to federal court under 1441a because of diversity can't be removed if any D is a citizen of the state that the case was originally brought in |
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| whenever a 1331 claim is joined with a related state claim, the district court can adjudicate on all the issues or remand the state claim if state law predominates |
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| to remove a case to federal court based on supplemental diversity jurisdiction, there needs to be complete diversity even with joinders |
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