United States Second Circuit

The probate exception to federal diversity jurisdiction bars the district court from exercising subject matter jurisdiction over a complaint, for fraudulent concealment and constructive fraud in connection with the probate of a will.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2002
• Published 06/24/2002

Judges

• STRAUB, Circuit Judge., Before FEINBERG, OAKES, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bertil Peterson, Great Neck, NY (Jeffrey M. Rosenblum, Jeffrey M. Rosenblum, P.C., Great Neck, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary B. Freidman, Greenfield, Stein & Senior, L.L.P., New York, NY (Jeffery H. Sheetz on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees Anne Sisko Pollin, Irvin Pollin, and Hyman Sisko., Joseph T. Belevich, Mineola, NY, for Defendant-Appellee George M. Cerrone.