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SWIGER v. ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.

No. 07-1706.

540 F.3d 179 (2008)

Clifton G. SWIGER, Appellants v. ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC., Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC, Allegheny Energy Services Corp., and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Beck (Argued), Paul Alan Levy Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, Counsel for Appellants.

Theresa J. Chung (Argued), Michael J. Ossip, Esq., Michael A. Bloom, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Sara A. Begley, Esq., Robert A. Nicholas, Esq., Tracey G. Weiss, Esq., Reed Smith Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: McKEE, RENDELL and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a federal district court has diversity jurisdiction over a lawsuit involving a partnership where one of its partners is a dual American-British citizen domiciled in a foreign state. The district court held that it lacked diversity jurisdiction over such an entity, and we affirm.

I. APPELLATE JURISDICTION & STANDARD OF REVIEW

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291...

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