Manufactured Diversity Jurisdiction

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• McSPARRAN v. Weist
  402 F.2d 867· 3d Cir.· 1968-10-02 ·cited 120×
  The majority affirmed the district court's dismissal of the mother's claim, holding that the manufactured diversity jurisdiction offended 28 U.S.C. § 1359. The dissenting judges would have reversed.
• Groh v. Brooks
  421 F.2d 589· 3d Cir.· 1970-01-14 ·cited 40×
  The court held that the district court's dismissal order, conditioned on defendants waiving the statute of limitations and recognizing prior discovery, was a proper application of the manufactured diversity rule, but required reformation regarding time periods for compliance.
• Bass v. Tex. Power & Light Co.
  432 F.2d 763· 5th Cir.· 1970-08-19 ·cited 32×
• Esposito v. Emery
  402 F.2d 878· 3d Cir.· 1968-10-02 ·cited 22×
  Artificially manufactured diversity jurisdiction, created solely by appointing a nonresident guardian for a minor, is insufficient to establish federal jurisdiction.
• Thelma J. LAW v. Converse
  419 F.2d 38· 3d Cir.· 1969-11-25 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a plaintiff cannot instruct a jury that it has a right to render a compromise verdict contrary to the law, and that the rule regarding "manufactured" diversity jurisdiction should not be applied retrospectively to undo a judgment on the merits.
• Joyce v. Seigel
  429 F.2d 128· 3d Cir.· 1970-07-08 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the administrator's appointment was for legitimate reasons, not to manufacture diversity jurisdiction, and thus the action should proceed in federal court.
• Hoffman v. George E. Lenyo, M.D.
  433 F.2d 657· 3d Cir.· 1970-11-05 ·cited 8×
  A defendant cannot seek dismissal of a federal diversity action for manufactured jurisdiction if they simultaneously seek to bar the state court action via statute of limitations defenses.
• Siegel v. Slaney
  419 F.2d 176· 3d Cir.· 1969-12-10 ·cited 6×
  The court held that dismissal of a federal diversity action based on manufactured jurisdiction was improper when the statute of limitations would bar a new state court action, causing prejudice to the parties.
• Butler v. Colfelt
  439 F.2d 882· 3d Cir.· 1971-03-23 ·cited 4×
  The court held that diversity jurisdiction was improperly manufactured by appointing a guardian solely to create federal court jurisdiction, and thus the action was properly dismissed.
• Petty v. Somers
  437 F.2d 955· 3d Cir.· 1971-03-01
  The court held that the district court's dismissal of claims against individual defendants based on manufactured diversity was proper, and the hospital's appeal on this issue was without merit.