Griffin v. Lee
Fifth Circuit
621 F.3d 380 (2010)
Relevant factsFree
Attorney Robert Lee (plaintiff), a Louisiana citizen, represented Sylvester Griffin (plaintiff), a Mississippi citizen, in a diversity suit against JPMorgan Chase (a Delaware and New York citizen) and other defendants who included Louisiana citizens; after withdrawing from representing Griffin, Lee intervened seeking $16,000 in attorney's fees secured by a lien on the trust, and the district court awarded him that amount, prompting Griffin's appeal challenging jurisdiction over Lee's intervening claim.
IssueFree
Whether a federal court sitting in diversity has supplemental jurisdiction over a plaintiff-intervenor's claim that does not independently satisfy the requirements of diversity jurisdiction.