GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are confronted with a question of forum rather than substance. We are called upon to review the standards and procedures which are to be applied where it has been alleged that the plaintiff in a civil action has "fraudulently joined" a defendant for the sole purpose of defeating the federal court's diversity jurisdiction.
This is hardly a matter of first impression. Nevertheless, we shall take this opportunity to reaffirm...
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