Civ Pro (Jx and Venue)

Question 1

There are two main bases for federal subject matter jurisdiction—

Answer 1

diversity of citizenship jurisdiction and federal question jurisdiction.

Question 2

Once a claim is in federal court…

Answer 2

supplemental jurisdiction sometimes may be used to have a claim heard

Question 3

Federal question jurisdiction is available when…

Answer 3

the plaintiff, in his well-pleaded complaint, alleges a claim that arises under federal law.

-Anticipation of a federal defense or the fact that federal law is implicated by the plaintiff’s claim do not give rise to federal question jurisdiction;

Question 4

Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is available when

Answer 4

(i) there is complete diversity of citizenship, meaning that each plaintiff is a citizen of a different state from every defendant; and (ii) the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.

Question 5

When the federal court has subject matter jurisdiction over one claim…

Answer 5

it has discretion to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over related claims that derive from the same common nucleus of fact (CNOF) and are such that a plaintiff would ordinarily be expected to try them in a single judicial proceeding.

Question 6

the Erie doctrine, which requires…

Answer 6

federal courts sitting in diversity jurisdiction to apply the substantive law of the state, and federal procedural law.