Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Supreme Court 129 U.S. 677 327 U.S. 686, 796 421 U.S. 723 425 U.S. 185, 193 446 U.S. 458 453 U.S. 322, 329 494 U.S. 185, 191-195 514 U.S. 549, 558-559 Circuit Courts 827 F.2d 1454, 1457 833 F.2d 909, 916 931 F.2d 725, 737 168 F.3d 405, 412 177 F.3d 1228, 1229 251 F.3d 101, 107 279 F.3d 590 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(b) 116 F. Supp. 2d 917 120 F. Supp. 2d 795 128 F. Supp. 2d 1270, 1272-1274 147 F. Supp. 2d 584