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A plaintiff who is a citizen of Pennsylvania sues two defendants, one from Pennsylvania and one from Ohio, on a state-law claim in federal court, invoking diversity jurisdiction. The defendant moves to dismiss. How should the court rule?

Grant the motion, because complete diversity is destroyed by the Pennsylvania defendant Deny the motion, because most of the parties are diverse Deny the motion, because minimal diversity is sufficient Grant the motion, because federal courts cannot hear state-law claims

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Grant the motion, because complete diversity is destroyed by the Pennsylvania defendant

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