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plaintiff's-viewpoint rule

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A quick definition of plaintiff's-viewpoint rule:

The plaintiff's-viewpoint rule is a principle used by courts to determine the amount of money at stake in a case. It means that the court will only consider the amount of money the plaintiff is asking for, and not any other factors. This helps to ensure that the plaintiff is not unfairly penalized for being honest about the amount of damages they are seeking.

A more thorough explanation:

The plaintiff's-viewpoint rule is a principle used by courts to determine the amount in controversy in a case. According to this rule, the court should only consider the amount of damages claimed by the plaintiff when measuring the amount in controversy.

For example, if a plaintiff sues a defendant for $50,000 in damages, the court will use this amount to determine if the case meets the minimum threshold for federal court jurisdiction. The court will not consider any counterclaims or defenses raised by the defendant when measuring the amount in controversy.

This rule is important because it ensures that plaintiffs have access to federal courts when their claims meet the minimum threshold for jurisdiction. It also prevents defendants from manipulating the amount in controversy by raising counterclaims or defenses that have no merit.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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