Thursday audio--Section B, Section A. Essay # 5 posted. Essay # 6 will post next Wednesday.
We will finish Diversity Jurisdiction. Read through Zambelli (in Supp Materials--I forgot to put in on the Syllabus); it illustrates how the analysis of an LLC may dig several layers down until you find a non-derivative member/owner. It also shows how FRCP 19(b) fits into this.
Given what we now know about the differences between corporations and other entities, where is VOA a citizen? Can we tell from the Complaint? Where do we its citizenship is?
How does a court determine amount-in-controversy in an action for something other than money damages--for example, injunction, specific performance of a contract, reinstatement to a job
Read the primer on § 1331 and federal question jurisdiction. That will give you the basics that you need for our purposes. We dig into this in greater detail in Federal Courts. Section 1331 is the main statute to keep in mind.
On Friday, we turn to Supplemental Jurisdiction. Prep § 1367(a) and (c), the assigned rules (plus FRCP 18), Glannon pp. 263-71, and questions 1-8.
