Amount in controversy (sometimes called jurisdictional amount) is a term used in civil procedure to denote the amount at stake in a lawsuit, in particular...

different U.S. states than the defendants. Second, the lawsuit's "amount in controversy" must be more than $75,000. If a lawsuit does not meet these two...

citizen of the same state as any plaintiff. Amount in controversy requirement. The matter in controversy exceeds $75,000. Federal courts separately may...

States has interpreted the Case or Controversy Clause of Article III of the United States Constitution (found in Art. III, Section 2, Clause 1) as embodying...

longer has any amount in controversy requirement. Congress eliminated the requirement in actions against the United States in 1976 and in all federal question...

of state courts in Hawaii. In addition, the district courts have jurisdiction over: Civil cases with an amount in controversy not in excess of $25,000...

cases where the amount in controversy exceeds US$40,000. The circuit courts are organized into four circuits: First: Oahu (based in Honolulu) Second:...

This can lead to controversy, censorship, and outright bans; less transgressive films may attract similar amounts of controversy when critics call them...

diversity) and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. If a Federal Court has subject matter jurisdiction over one or more of the claims in a case, it has...

opinions; a binding determination requires a controversy between two parties. During certain episodes in Australia's legal history, such as the 1975 Australian...

courts to preside over certain class actions in diversity jurisdiction where the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $5 million; where the class comprises...

S. 523, 530 (1967) Amount in controversy: The stake in the claim (amount in controversy) must be greater than or equal to $500 in value 28 U.S.C. § 1335(a)...

the amount in controversy requirement of diversity jurisdiction, when defendants are joined in claims, or when multiple plaintiffs are joined in claims...

implied by Benford's law of controversy, which only talks about lack of information ("passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available")...

the money unlawfully because of the large amount, often in situations where the person could prove he was in lawful possession of it, but was forced to...

jurisdiction is limited to certain types of controversies (for example, suits in admiralty or suits where the monetary amount sought is less than a specified sum)...

felony criminal cases; family law matters; civil cases where the amount in controversy is greater than $50,000; probate, guardianship, and mental health...

power only "in the last resort, and as a necessity". The Supreme Court has determined that the case or controversy requirement found in Article Three...

advisory opinions, as required by the Case or Controversy Clause of the United States Constitution. The usage in the British legal system, on the other hand...

of 16- to 34-year-olds. However, it has attracted a considerable amount of controversy, with four people linked to the show having died by suicide. Contestants...

court will hear the case), Exclusive jurisdiction in "civil matters where the amount in controversy is $200 or less", and "Such other jurisdiction as...

in many states for civil cases with a low amount in controversy. Other trials do not take place in courts at all, but in quasi-judicial bodies or in administrative...

amount in controversy does not exceed $3,000 for small claims and $15,000 for municipal court). These courts also conduct preliminary hearings in felony...

individually meet the amount-in-controversy requirements of § 1332, provided that at least one claim meets the amount-in-controversy requirements. Federal...

solicitors, whereas in the High Court they are more likely to have formerly been a barrister. Civil claims with an amount in controversy under £10,000 (the...

rise to the level of a case or controversy, it must first have a party seeking to enforce its rights before a court in a manner prescribed by law; that...

immediate the interests it affects, or how burning the controversy. The doctrine is grounded in the principle of separation of powers, as well as the federal...

Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters...

actions in equity; handles temporary restraining orders other than those involving domestic violence. Civil Actions Branch – Amount in controversy above...

doctrine, civil courts cannot delve into matters that focus on "theological controversy, church discipline, ecclesiastical government, or the conformity of the...