They hear civil cases with a significant amount in controversy and trials for serious crimes.

Diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy (required for entry into federal court).

At that time, such cases had the same amount in controversy requirement as the diversity cases.

A remand is rarely granted if the diversity and amount in controversy requirements are met.

The court's jurisdiction extended to all actions in which the amount in controversy exceeded five English pounds.

He interpreted the grant, in light of its $100 amount in controversy requirement, as "confined to civil cases."

Small claims court handles civil cases where a plaintiff requests assignment to a magistrate and the amount in controversy is $5,000 or less.

Its primary purview is civil cases in which the amount in controversy is $3,500 or less.

The standard for dismissing a complaint for lack of meeting the amount in controversy is a rather high one in federal court.

The United States Congress has placed an additional barrier to diversity jurisdiction, the amount in controversy requirement.

Mason suggested that the references to the amount in controversy could refer to criminal fines as well as civil judgments.

However, "if the defendants are severally liable, plaintiff must satisfy the amount in controversy requirement against each individual defendant."

It has original jurisdiction in all felony cases and civil suits in which the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000.

The Virginia Circuit Court, in turn, has exclusive jurisdiction where the amount in controversy is greater than $25,000.

Amount in controversy requirement.

The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction in contract and tort cases for money damages where the amount in controversy is less than $5,000.

The amount in controversy is determined without considering interest or attorney's fees, even if recovery of these costs is specified in the contract.

The District Courts hears all felony criminal cases and civil cases with an amount in controversy in excess of $7,000.

The 6th Circuit upheld a denial of the petition for remand, holding that the amount in controversy at the time of removal was what mattered.

In tort or contract cases for money damages where the amount in controversy exceeds $30,000, the Circuit Courts have exclusive original jurisdiction.

And Federal courts are spared run-of-the-mill negligence cases: they are authorized to hear diversity cases only where the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.

The plaintiff reduced the damages sought to less than $75,000 and petitioned for remand to state court because the amount in controversy requirement was no longer met.

In determining whether the amount involved falls within the amount in controversy requirement, interest payments and attorney's fees contracted for in a written instrument.

Cases may be filed in the Special Civil Part where the amount in controversy does not exceed $15,000 (or more if the plaintiff waives the excess).

They consider civil matters (including divorces, child custody, and lawsuits in which the amount in controversy is more than $50,000) and holds trials of felony cases.