Redner v. Sanders

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

2000 WL 1161080 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)

Relevant factsFree

Redner (plaintiff), a U.S. citizen residing in France without French citizenship, sued Sanders (defendant), a New York corporation, asserting diversity jurisdiction based on his French residence along with maintaining a California driver's license, law license, and business.

IssueFree

Whether an individual can invoke diversity jurisdiction against a New York corporation if he resides in France and maintains contacts with California.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

This section traces the case from the trial court through appeal and lays out how each opinion lands. Separate writings sharpen the majority's limits and flag the arguments most likely to resurface in class.

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