Mike, a resident of Georgia, sues Company A in state court in Georgia for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage of $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of Company A strikes his pick-up truck in the rear. Company A is incorporated in Delaware, has its headquarters in New York, but does a substantial amount of business in Georgia. Company A seeks removal to federal district court, but Mike opposes the motion. Which of the following is true regarding whether the case may be properly removed to federal district court?
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The amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and if Company A's nerve center is in a state other than Georgia, then the case may be properly removed to federal court.
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B.
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The amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and because Company A is incorporated and has its headquarters in a state other than Georgia, the case may be properly removed to federal court.
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C.
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Because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and Company A is incorporated in a state other than Georgia, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where Company A's headquarters, nerve center, or principal place of business is located.
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D.
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Because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and Company A is headquartered in a state other than Georgia, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where Company A is incorporated and regardless of the location of its nerve center.
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E.
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Because the amount in controversy fails to satisfy jurisdictional requirements, regardless of the location of Company A, the case may not be removed to federal court.
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In what state is XYZ Bank, a federally chartered bank, considered a citizen?
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The bank is considered a citizen of any state in which it is located, meaning any state in which the bank has branches.
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B.
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The bank is considered a citizen of the state in which it is located, meaning the state in which its main office as specified in its articles of incorporation is located.
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C.
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The bank is considered a citizen only of Washington D.C.
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D.
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The bank is considered a citizen only of the state in which it does its largest volume of business.
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E.
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The bank is considered a citizen of Washington D.C. and also of the state in which it does its largest volume of business.
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Which of the following is true regarding the use of peremptory challenges based on gender?
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Peremptory challenges may not be based on gender unless a sexually based crime, such as rape, is involved.
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B.
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Only one peremptory challenge per party may be based on gender.
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C.
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Peremptory challenges may be based on gender only so long as lawyers for all parties agree.
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D.
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Peremptory challenges may be based on gender.
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E.
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Peremptory challenges may not be based on gender.
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