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Paralegal

Category - Legal System

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Joe lives in Oregon and entered a contract with Sam, who lives in Washington State. The contract is worth $150,000. Joe wants to sue Sam for breach of contract and knows that his claim meets the requirement for diversity jurisdiction in federal court. If Joe files his suit with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, it will be rejected because the circuit court of appeals does NOT have __________________.
  1. Original jurisdiction.
  2. Limited jurisdiction.
  3. Concurrent jurisdiction.
  4. Personal jurisdiction.
Explanation
Answer: A - Original jurisdiction. Original jurisdiction gives a court the authority to hear and decide the case before any other court. Here, the district court has original jurisdiction because it is the federal trial court, and the Ninth Circuit does not have any original jurisdiction.
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