Federal Jurisdiction in a Nutshell

by Currie, David P.

• ISBN13: 9780314243522
• ISBN10: 0314243526
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

Federal courts are not allowed to intervene in a legal dispute indiscriminately. This authoritative text lays out the constitutional source of federal authority and the limits to its application, focusing on federal questions and diversity. Jurisdictional problems and jurisdictional amount are discussed, as well as admiralty, sovereign immunity, abstention, injunctions against suit, and civil rights removal. Also includes coverage of three-judge courts, trial location, and the law applicable in federal courts.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Introduction	9	(4)
Congress, the Courts	13	(47)
Judicial Review	13	(3)
Cases and Controversies	16	(28)
Finality	16	(1)
Advisory Opinions	17	(2)
Standing	19	(12)
Ripeness	31	(4)
Mootness	35	(3)
Political Questions	38	(5)
Administrative Questions	43	(1)
The Power of Congress to Regulate Federal Jurisdiction	44	(16)
The Power to Deny Jurisdiction	44	(8)
Legislative Courts	52	(5)
Article I Powers in Article III Courts	57	(3)
Federal-Question Cases	60	(20)
Identifying Federal-Question Cases	60	(15)
Constitutional Scope	60	(3)
Remote Federal Issues	63	(2)
The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule	65	(5)
Incorporation of Federal or State Law	70	(5)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	75	(5)
Admiralty	80	(8)
Diversity Cases	88	(23)
Determining Citizenship	89	(3)
Complete Diversity	92	(6)
The General Rule	92	(1)
Interpleader	93	(3)
Supplemental Jurisdiction	96	(2)
Corporations and Associations	98	(7)
Associations as Citizens	98	(2)
Determining Corporate Citizenship	100	(1)
The Consequence of Multiple Citizenship	101	(2)
Derivative Suits	103	(2)
The Jurisdictional Amount	105	(6)
Determining the Amount in Controversy	105	(3)
Multiple Claims	108	(3)
Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Issues	111	(14)
Raising Jurisdictional Questions	111	(1)
Exclusive Jurisdiction	112	(1)
State Courts and Federal Officers	113	(2)
Removal	115	(2)
The Obligation of State Courts to Provide A Forum	117	(2)
Venue and Service of Process	119	(2)
Forum Non Conveniens and Transfer	121	(4)
The Law Applicable in Federal Courts	125	(26)
Erie	125	(2)
Substance and Procedure	127	(3)
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	130	(1)
The Choice Among Conflicting State Laws	131	(3)
The Federal Common Law	134	(5)
Federal Law in State Courts	139	(1)
Section 1983	140	(7)
Bivens	147	(4)
Sovereign Immunity	151	(22)
The General Principle	151	(6)
Waiver	157	(3)
Suits Against Government Officers	160	(6)
Official Immunity	166	(3)
Congressional and Presidential Immunities	169	(4)
Abstention and Related Doctrines	173	(24)
Pullman	173	(4)
Certification	177	(1)
Burford and Alabama	178	(1)
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies	179	(2)
Domestic Relations, Probate, and Pending Actions	181	(2)
Injunctions Against Suit	183	(14)
Section 2283	183	(1)
``Expressly Authorized''	184	(2)
``Necessary . . . in Aid of . . . Jurisdiction''	186	(2)
``To Protect or Effectuate its Judgments''	188	(1)
Implicit Exceptions and Proposals for Reform	188	(2)
Nonstatutory Limitations	190	(5)
State Injunctions Against Federal Proceedings	195	(2)
Appellate and Collateral Review	197	(44)
Supreme Court Review of State Judgments	197	(9)
Federal and State Questions	197	(2)
Adequate State Grounds	199	(7)
Miscellaneous Problems	206	(8)
Appeal, Certiorari, and Certification	206	(1)
The Final-Judgment Rule	207	(7)
Post-Conviction Review	214	(27)
The Issues Cognizable	214	(2)
The Impact of a Prior State-Court Decision	216	(4)
Procedural Defaults	220	(6)
Federal Prisoners	226	(3)
Military Prisoners	229	(4)
Custody, Prematurity, and Venue	233	(4)
Exhaustion of State Remedies	237	(4)
Other Post-Conviction Remedies	241