Talk:Supplemental jurisdiction

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I made a correction based on something I am only 85% sure about. However, the modified version is surely correct; at worst it just does not provide as much information as the previous page. I do not believe it makes any difference for supplemental jurisdiction purposes whether it's a plaintiff or a defendant who destroys complete diversity. I understand the textual argument based on 1367(b)'s use of "by plaintiffs." However, in Exxon the Supreme Court noted that this provision was superfluous, because there is no original jurisdiction, and thus nothing up which to base supplemental jurisdiction, when there is not complete diversity. Thus, a defendant in a diversity case cannot use supplemental jurisdiction as the foundation for a counterclaim against a nondiverse party. --140.247.240.140 16:57, 16 June 2007 (UTC)