United States Eleventh Circuit

28 U.S.C. section 1367 authorizes the exercise of supplemental jurisdiction in a diversity class action over claims that do not meet the $50,000 minimum amount in controversy requirement. District court did not err in denying gas dealers' motion for entry of an aggregate final judgment and devising an appropriate procedure for the administration of each dealer's claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/11/2003
• Published 06/12/2003

Judges

• WILSON, Circuit Judge:, Before WILSON and FAY, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Stanton,Robert G. Abrams, Robert J. Brookshiser, Jr., Jerrold J. Ganzfried, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP, Washington, DC, Larry S. Stewart, Stewart, Tilghman, Fox & Bianchi, P.A., Miami, FL, for Exxon Corp., James E. Cecchi, Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi & Stewart, Roseland, NJ, for Amici Curiae, States of NJ and MD and Com. of VA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sidney M. Pertnoy and Jay Solowsky, Pertnoy, Solowsky & Allen, P.A., Eugene E. Stearns, Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.