Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist · ¶29

When Hain removed this case to federal court, the District Court was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction by ensuring that none of the plaintiffs was from the same State as any of the defendants. Because Whole Foods (a defendant) and the Palmquists (the plaintiffs) were all Texas citizens, the District Court lacked jurisdiction. It then tried to cure that jurisdictional defect by dismissing Whole Foods as improperly joined.

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