Lincoln Property Company, et al. v. Christophe Roche, et Ux.

Decided November 29, 2005. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-712 · 546 U.S. 81 (2005) · Cited 1,211 times

Holding

Defendants may remove an action on the basis of diversity of citizenship if there is complete diversity between all named plaintiffs and all named defendants, and no defendant is a citizen of the forum State.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis · 519 U.S. 61 (1996)
• Strawbridge v. Curtiss · 7 U.S. 267 (1806)
• Carden v. Arkoma Associates · 494 U.S. 185 (1990)
• Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson · 390 U.S. 102 (1968)
• Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee · 446 U.S. 458 (1980)
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire · 386 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Cockrell · 232 U.S. 146 (1914)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority · 535 U.S. 743 (2002)
• Kramer v. Caribbean Mills, Inc. · 394 U.S. 823 (1969)
• Highway Comm. of Wyoming v. Utah Construction Co. · 278 U.S. 194 (1929)
• Walden v. Skinner · 101 U.S. 577 (1880)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson · 587 U.S. 435 (2019)

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