VALENTIN v. HOSPITAL BELLA VISTA

No. 00-2184.

254 F.3d 358 (2001)

Helga E. VALENTIN, a/k/a Helga E. Valentin De Jesus, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. HOSPITAL BELLA VISTA, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teresa M. García Moll and Moreda & Moreda on brief for appellant.

Carlos Martínez-Texidor and Martínez-Texidor & Fuster on brief for appellees.

Before SELYA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Helga Valentín, also known as Helga Valentín de Jesús, invites us to reverse an order of the district court dismissing her medical malpractice suit for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Bound by a relatively restrictive standard of review, we decline her invitation.

On December 10, 1998, Valentín sued a cadre of defendants — divers hospitals, physicians, insurers, and a health services...

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