Thursday, May 13, 2010

Which category of people would be most likely to take a case to a federal court?

Which category of people would be most likely to take a case to a federal court?





A) People who have broken the laws of another country while traveling outside the US





B) People who are suing their neighbors for violent or very harmful acts





C) People suing the US government or suing a person from another state





D) People who are unhappy with the ideas of the President of the USWhich category of people would be most likely to take a case to a federal court?
c) You need federal jurisdiction to sue in federal court. Typically one must obtain jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. section 1331 or 1332, the ';arising under'; or ';diversity of citizenship'; grounds for jurisdiction. The United States cannot be sued in state courts and in answer c diversity of citizenship is established.

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