Civil procedure: jurisdiction

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1. Federal question§ 133128 U.S.C. § 1331
2. 28 U.S.C. § 1331The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.
3. Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs§ 133228 U.S.C. § 1332
4. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a): The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and is between
   1. 1citizens of different States
   2. 2citizens of a State and citizens or subjects of a foreign state, except that the district courts shall not have original jurisdiction under this subsection of an action between citizens of a State and citizens or subjects of a foreign state who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and are domiciled in the same State
   3. 3citizens of different States and in which citizens or subjects of a foreign state are additional parties
   4. 4a foreign state, defined in section 1603(a) of this title, as plaintiff and citizens of a State or of different States
5. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1)a corporation shall be deemed to be a citizen of every State and foreign state by which it has been incorporated and of the State or foreign state where it has its principal place of business, except that in any direct action against the insurer of a policy or contract of liability insurance, whether incorporated or unincorporated, to which action the insured is not joined as a party-defendant, such insurer shall be deemed a citizen of— (A) every State and foreign state of which the insured is a citizen; (B) every State and foreign state by which the insurer has been incorporated; and (C) the State or foreign state where the insurer has its principal place of business
6. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(2)the legal representative of the estate of a decedent shall be deemed to be a citizen only of the same State as the decedent, and the legal representative of an infant or incompetent shall be deemed to be a citizen only of the same State as the infant or incompetent.
7. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2): The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action in which the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5,000,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and is a class action in which
   1. 1any member of a class of plaintiffs is a citizen of a State different from any defendant
   2. 2any member of a class of plaintiffs is a foreign state or a citizen or subject of a foreign state and any defendant is a citizen of a State
   3. 3any member of a class of plaintiffs is a citizen of a State and any defendant is a foreign state or a citizen or subject of a foreign state
8. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(6)In any class action, the claims of the individual class members shall be aggregated to determine whether the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5,000,000, exclusive of interest and costs.
9. Supplemental jurisdiction§ 136728 U.S.C. § 1367
10. 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a)Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) or as expressly provided otherwise by Federal statute, in any civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction, the district courts shall have supplemental jurisdiction over all other claims that are so related to claims in the action within such original jurisdiction that they form part of the same case or controversy under Article III of the United States Constitution. Such supplemental jurisdiction shall include claims that involve the joinder or intervention of additional parties.
11. 28 U.S.C. § 1367(b)In any civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded solely on section 1332 of this title, the district courts shall not have supplemental jurisdiction under subsection (a) over claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule 14, 19, 20, or 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or over claims by persons proposed to be joined as plaintiffs under Rule 19 of such rules, or seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24 of such rules, when exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332.
12. 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c): The district courts may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over a claim under subsection (a) if
    1. 1the claim raises a novel or complex issue of State law
    2. 2the claim substantially predominates over the claim or claims over which the district court has original jurisdiction
    3. 3the district court has dismissed all claims over which it has original jurisdiction
    4. 4in exceptional circumstances, there are other compelling reasons for declining jurisdiction

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