Federal Civil Procedure
To be heard in federal court, a case must meet three requirements:
[1] The federal court must have Subject Matter Jurisdiction over the issues in the case.
[2] The federal court must have Personal Jurisdiction over the defendant.
[3] The case must be brought in the proper Venue.
“There is no federal general common law.”
Rule: Federal courts must apply the law of the state in diversity jurisdiction cases, except when dealing with issues governed by the Constitution or acts of Congress.
Cases
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Strawbridge v. Curtiss
7 U.S. 267 (1806)
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Gordon v. Steele
W.D. Pa. (1974)
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Mas v. Perry
5th Cir. (1974)
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Hertz Corp. v. Friend
559 U.S. 77 (2010)
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley
211 U.S. 149 (1908)
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Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing
545 U.S. 308 (2005)
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American Well Works Co. v. Layne
241 U.S. 257 (1916)
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United Mine Workers v. Gibbs
383 U.S. 715 (1966)
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Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v. Wullschleger
604 U.S. _ (2025)
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Pennoyer v. Neff
95 U.S. 714 (1878)
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International Shoe v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945)
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Daimler AG v. Bauman
571 U.S. 117 (2014)
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World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
444 U.S. 286 (1980)
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Ford Motor Co. v. Montana’s Eighth Judicial District Court, et al.
592 U.S. 351 (2021)
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Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
339 U.S. 306 (1950)