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Statute

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, Diversity of Citizenship

Citation
28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1996, as last amended Dec. 11, 2011).

Summary

A civil action claim can be brought in federal court if it is between citizens of different states, or citizens of a state and subjects of a foreign state, and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.

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