LEB 323 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Registered Agent
6 Oct 2017
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Is only federal subject matter jurisdiction if the amount in controversy in greater than ,000; otherwise these cases are always concurrent federal-state jurisdiction. If the plaintiff chooses a state court, he or she cannot appeal to the u. s. supreme court or any federal court: most important situation when the plaintiff and defendant are citizens of different states. Impartial decision maker (that has no stake in the outcome) lawsuit was filed) Appearance: taking any formal steps to defend the case; does not refer to an actual physical presence in court: the defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t auto(cid:373)ati(cid:272)ally (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)es the (cid:272)ou(cid:396)t"s pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al ju(cid:396)isdi(cid:272)tio(cid:374) if he o(cid:396) she (cid:373)akes a(cid:374) appearance, ex. Service of summons: formal notice of the lawsuit; preferred method to allow the court to acquire personal jurisdiction of the defendant. Corporate defendants: the rules regarding making of an appearance are the same for a corporation as for an individual.
