Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Supreme Court 304 U.S. 64 Circuit Courts 517 F.2d 188, 191-193 719 F.2d 1092, 1105-1106 865 F.2d 807, 810-811 918 F.2d 920, 924 989 F.2d 450, 453 3 F.3d 391, 395 84 F.3d 1350, 1354-1355 162 F.3d 653, 659 210 F.3d 1334, 1337 297 F.3d 1172 388 F.3d 820, 830 420 F.3d 1272, 1278 427 F.3d 867, 877-880 434 F.3d 1306, 1312 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) 958 F. Supp. 594, 604