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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 2, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Louis C. Schneider, THOMAS LAW OFFICES, PLLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Darrin W. Banks, PORTER, BANKS, BALDWIN & SHAW, PLLC, Paintsville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): THAPAR, NALBANDIAN, and RITZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. How does a case about a dog bite end up in federal court? Diversity jurisdiction. But just because a plaintiff is entitled to be in federal court, that doesn’t mean any federal court will do. Rather, the plaintiff must pick the right federal court. Here, the district court found that the plaintiff picked the wrong one. We affirm.

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