Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1) Supreme Court 315 U.S. 442, 446 491 U.S. 58, 70-71 511 U.S. 375, 377 519 U.S. 61, 68 519 U.S. 425, 429 523 U.S. 751, 754-758 527 U.S. 666, 670 Circuit Courts 258 F. 575, 587 709 F.2d 1319, 1322 719 F.2d 979, 982-983 756 F.2d 1455, 1458 873 F.2d 1221, 1226 912 F.2d 1090, 1092 179 F.3d 754, 758 184 F.3d 1046, 1048 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 276 F.3d 489, 492 292 F.3d 1091, 1094-1099 455 F.3d 974, 978-983 464 F.3d 1044 507 F.3d 1222, 1224 509 F.3d 1008, 1019 509 F.3d 1095, 1100 540 F.3d 916, 921 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) 395 F. Supp. 23, 29 451 F. Supp. 1127, 1137-1138 521 F. Supp. 599, 602-603