Which of the Following Is True About Diversity of Citizenship

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about diversity of citizenship jurisdiction?

• A) The plaintiff's attorney is entitled to ask for removal to a federal court where there is diversity.
• B) Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction means that many lawyers enjoy the higher status that comes in practicing before the federal bench.
• C) Defendant' attorneys know that removal is common and that it will move the case along faster by filing in federal court to begin with.
• D) Defense lawyers believe that there is sometimes a "home-court advantage" for a nonresident plaintiff who brings a lawsuit against an in-state in his local state court.
• E) The Constitution established diversity jurisdiction because it feared that local courts would be generous toward people from other states.