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A diversity action between a New York plaintiff and a California defendant seeks $80,000 in damages. Plaintiff later amends to add a related state-law claim for $10,000 against a co-defendant from New York. Does the federal court have subject-matter jurisdiction over the added claim?

Yes, because supplemental jurisdiction extends to all related claims No, because adding a non-diverse defendant destroys complete diversity Yes, because the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 in aggregate No, because the amended claim must independently satisfy the amount in controversy

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No, because adding a non-diverse defendant destroys complete diversity

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