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Diverse Case Perspectives

A finding aid for diverse case perspectives for cases commonly taught in 1L classes.

How to use these tables

Each table on this page reflects a specific subtopic frequently taught in Civil Procedure. The column on the left includes a case with a link to the full-text in Westlaw.  The column on the right includes links to specific pages where the case is discussed within different textbooks and supplements. This list will be continuously updated as the body of diverse case perspectives continues to grow. 

Complaints and Claims

Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch.8)
A Guide to Civil Procedure : Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives (p.172)
Bank of California National Ass'n v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 106 P.2d 879 (Cal. 1940)  
Beeck v. Aquaslide "N" Dive Corp., 562 F.2d 537 (8th Cir. 1977)  
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007)

Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 8)

A Guide to Civil Procedure : Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives (p. 109)
Bonerb v. Richard J. Caron Foundation, 159 F.R.D. 16 (1994)  
Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 8)
Civil Procedure Stories (p. 295)
Dioguardi v. Durning, 139 F.2d 774 (2nd Cir. 1944)  
Doe v. Smith, 429 F.3d 706 (7th Cir. 2005)  
Garcia v. Hilton Hotels International, Inc., 97 F.Supp. 5 (1951)  
Harris v. Avery, 5 Kan. 146 (1869)  
Hays v. Sony Corp of America, 847 F.2d 412 (7th Cir. 1988)  
Hunter v. Earthgrains Co. Bakery, 281 F.3d 144 (4th Cir. 2002)  
Hunter v. Serv-tech, Inc., 2009 WL 2858089  
Ingraham v. United States, 808 F.2d 1075 (5th Cir. 1987)  
Kearns v. Ford Motor Company, 567 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2009)  
Kegerise v. Susquehanna Township School District, 321 F.R.D. 121 (2016)  
Krupski v. Costa Crociere SPA, 560 U.S. 538 (2010)  
Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit, 507 U.S. 163 (1993)  
Matos v. Nextran, Inc., 2009 WL 2477516  
Reis Robotics USA Inc. v. Concept Industries, Inc., 462 F.Supp.2d 897 (N.D. Ill. 2006)  
Rush v. City of Maple Heights, 147 N.E.2d 599 (Ohio 1958)  
Ryder v. Jefferson Hotel Co., 113 S.E. 474 (S.C. 1922)  
Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 383 U.S. 363 (1966)  
Swanson v. Citibank, N.A., 614 F.3d 400 (7th Cir. 2010)  
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema, 534 U.S. 506 (2002) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 8)
United States v. Heyward-Robinson Co., 430 F.2d 1077 (2nd Cir. 1970)  
Virgin Records America, Inc. v. Lacey, 510 F.Supp.2d 588 (2007)  

In Rem Jurisdiction and Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction

Connecticut v. Doehr, 501 U.S. 1 (1991) Civil Procedure Stories (p.159)
Harris v. Balk, 198 U.S. 215 (1905)  
Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186 (1977) Civil Procedure Stories (p. 135)
Tri-State Development, Ltd. v. Johnston, 160 F.3d 528 (1998)  

Judgment as a Matter of Law

Denman v. Spain, 135 So.2d 195 (Miss. 1961)  
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc., 530 U.S. 133 (2000)  

Miscellaneous

Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113 (1895) Civil Procedure Stories (p.445)
Ritchie v. McMullen, 159 U.S. 235 (1895)  
Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969)  
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society v. Texas, 78 F.3d 932 (1996) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 8)
Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970)  

Personal Jurisdiction

Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of California, 480 U.S. 102 (1987) A Guide to Civil Procedure: Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives (p. 195)
Baidoo v. Blood-Dzraku, 5 N.Y.S.3d 709 (2015)  
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462 (1985) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch.8)
Burnham v. Superior Court of California, City of Marin, 495 U.S. 604 (1990)  
D’Arcy v. Ketchum, 52 U.S. 165 (1850)  
Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117 (2014)  
Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, 592 U.S. 351 (2021)  
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915 (2011)  
Grace v. Macarthur, 170 F.Supp. 442 (1959)  
Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp., 176 N.E.2d 761 (Ill. 1961)  
Hess v. Pawloski, 274 U.S. 352 (1927)  
International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S 310 (1945)  
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, 564 U.S. 873 (2011) A Guide to Civil Procedure : Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives (p.196)
Jones v. Flowers, 547 U.S. 220 (2006)  
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern, 600 U.S. 122 (2023)  
McGee v. International Life Insurance Co., 355 U.S. 220 (1957)  
Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714 (1877) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch.8)
Tickle v. Barton, 95 S.E.2d 427 (W. Va. 1956)  
U.S. ex rel. Mayo v. Satan, 54 F.R.D. 282 (W.D. Penn. 1971)  
Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. 880 (2008)  

Removal

Avitts v. Amoco Production Co., 53 F.3d 690 (5th Cir. 1995)  
United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966)  

Venue and Choice of Law

Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 571 U.S. 49 (2013)  
Bates v. C & S Adjusters, Inc., 980 F.2d 865 (2d. Cir. 1992)  
Black & White Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Brown & Yellow Taxicab & Transfer Co., 276 U.S. 518 (1928)  
Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500 (1988)  
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., 357 U.S. 933 (1958)  
Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States, 318 U.S. 363 (1948)  
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938)

Civil Procedure Stories (pg. 21)

A Guide to Civil Procedure : Integrating Critical Legal Perspectives (pg. 244)
Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, 592 U.S. 351 (2021)  
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945)  
Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460 (1965)  
Hoffman v. Blaski, 363 U.S. 335 (1960)  
Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co., 313 U.S. 487 (1941)  
MacMunn v. Eli Lily Co., 559 F.Supp.2d 5 (1941)  
Mason v. American Emery Wheel Works, 241 F.2d 906 (1st Cir. 1957)  
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981) Civil Procedure Stories (pg. 199)
Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp., 487 U.S. 22 (1988)  
Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. (16 Pet.) 1 (1842)  
United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California, 332 U.S. 301 (1947)  
Van Cauwenberghe v. Biard, 486 U.S. 517 (1988)