What characteristics must a case have to able to be heard in Federal District Court?
Please, it's not in my book, and I've tried looking it up so please don't be jerks and help me out.What are the characteristic of Federal Court Cases?
If it is a criminal case, it must be a federal crime and not a state crime.
If it is a civil case, then there are two ways for the federal court to have subject matter jurisdiction and the ability to hear the case:
1) the case presents a FEDERAL QUESTION. Basically, this means that the cases arises out of federal law. A trademark claim would be an example of this.
2) there is DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP. This is when each of the parties are residents of separate states and there is over $75,000 worth in controversy in the lawsuit.
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