Federal jurisdiction in a nutshell /
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| Author / Creator: | Currie, David P. |
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | St. Paul, Minn. : West Pub. Co., 1990. |
| Description: | xlv, 242 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Nutshell series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1074820 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- I.. Congress, the Courts
- A.. Judicial Review
- B.. Cases and Controversies
- 1.. Finality
- 2.. Advisory Opinions
- 3.. Standing
- 4.. Ripeness
- 5.. Mootness
- 6.. Political Questions
- 7.. Administrative Questions
- C.. The Power of Congress to Regulate Federal Jurisdiction
- 1.. The Power to Deny Jurisdiction
- 2.. Legislative Courts
- 3.. Article I Powers in Article III Courts
- II.. Federal-Question Cases
- A.. Identifying Federal-Question Cases
- 1.. Constitutional Scope
- 2.. Remote Federal Issues
- 3.. The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule
- 4.. Incorporation of Federal or State Law
- B.. Supplemental Jurisdiction
- III.. Admiralty
- IV.. Diversity Cases
- A.. Determining Citizenship
- B.. Complete Diversity
- 1.. The General Rule
- 2.. Interpleader
- 3.. Supplemental Jurisdiction
- C.. Corporations and Associations
- 1.. Associations as Citizens
- 2.. Determining Corporate Citizenship
- 3.. The Consequence of Multiple Citizenship
- 4.. Derivative Suits
- D.. The Jurisdictional Amount
- 1.. Determining the Amount in Controversy
- 2.. Multiple Claims
- V.. Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Issues
- A.. Raising Jurisdictional Questions
- B.. Exclusive Jurisdiction
- C.. State Courts and Federal Officers
- D.. Removal
- E.. The Obligation of State Courts to Provide A Forum
- F.. Venue and Service of Process
- G.. Forum Non Conveniens and Transfer
- VI.. The Law Applicable in Federal Courts
- A.. Erie
- B.. Substance and Procedure
- C.. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- D.. The Choice Among Conflicting State Laws
- E.. The Federal Common Law
- F.. Federal Law in State Courts
- G.. Section 1983
- H.. Bivens
- VII.. Sovereign Immunity
- A.. The General Principle
- B.. Waiver
- C.. Suits Against Government Officers
- D.. Official Immunity
- E.. Congressional and Presidential Immunities
- VIII.. Abstention and Related Doctrines
- A.. Pullman
- B.. Certification
- C.. Burford and Alabama
- D.. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
- E.. Domestic Relations, Probate, and Pending Actions
- F.. Injunctions Against Suit
- 1.. Section 2283
- a.. "Expressly Authorized"
- b.. "Necessary . . . in Aid of . . . Jurisdiction"
- c.. "To Protect or Effectuate its Judgments"
- d.. Implicit Exceptions and Proposals for Reform
- 2.. Nonstatutory Limitations
- 3.. State Injunctions Against Federal Proceedings
- IX.. Appellate and Collateral Review
- A.. Supreme Court Review of State Judgments
- 1.. Federal and State Questions
- 2.. Adequate State Grounds
- B.. Miscellaneous Problems
- 1.. Appeal, Certiorari, and Certification
- 2.. The Final-Judgment Rule
- C.. Post-Conviction Review
- 1.. The Issues Cognizable
- 2.. The Impact of a Prior State-Court Decision
- 3.. Procedural Defaults
- 4.. Federal Prisoners
- 5.. Military Prisoners
- 6.. Custody, Prematurity, and Venue
- 7.. Exhaustion of State Remedies
- 8.. Other Post-Conviction Remedies