Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Diversity
n. 1. DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP. 2. Hist. A plea that a prisoner to be executed is not the one that was accused and found guilty, at which point a jury is immediately impaneled to try the issue of the prisoner's identity.
complete diversity
See DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP.
diversity jurisdiction
A federal court's exercise of authority over a case involving parties from different states and an amount in controversy greater than a statutory minimum (now $75,000). 28 USCA § 1332. See DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP; AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY.
diversity of citizenship
A basis for federalcourt jurisdiction that exists when (1) a case is between citizens of different states, or between a citizen of a state and an alien, and (2) the matter in controversy exceeds a specific value (now $75,000). 28 USCA § 1332. 0 For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, a corporation is considered a citizen of both the state of incorporation and the state of its principal place of business. An unincorporated association, such as a partnership, is considered a citizen of each state of which at least one of its members is a citizen. - Often shortened to diversity. See diversity jurisdiction under JURISDICTION. complete diversity. In a multiparty case, diversity between both sides to the lawsuit so that all plaintiffs have different citizenship from all defendants. 0 Complete diversity must exist for a federal court to have diversity jurisdiction over the matter. The rule of complete diversity was first laid down by Chief Justice Marshall in Strawbridge v. Curtiss, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 267 (1806). manufactured diversity. Improper or collusively created diversity of citizenship for the sole or primary purpose of creating federal jurisdiction. 0 Manufactured diversity is prohibited by 28 USCA § 1359.
manufactured diversity
See DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP.