1. Inasmuch as Ms. Kopps medical bills were well below the jurisdictional amount, how could she make a good faith claim that she had enough damages to satisfy the jurisdictional amount requirement?2. How closely do you believe federal district court judges should scrutinize a plaintiffs assertions in the complaint about having sufficient damages to satisfy the jurisdictional amount in cases in which federal subject matter jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship (i.e., plaintiff brings a diversity action)?3. Assume that a plaintiff brings a diversity action in federal district court. Assume further that the plaintiff is ultimately awarded a money judgment for $60,000. Is the fact that plaintiffs damage award was for less than the jurisdictional amount of any jurisdictional significance if the case is appealed to a federal court of appeals?Morris Sheppard Arnold, Circuit JudgeDonna Kopp appeals from the order of the district court dismissing her tort claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. . . .
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