ND Bar Practice Questions - North Dakota Bar Examination Exam

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A plaintiff files a complaint in federal district court asserting only a state-law breach-of-contract claim. The plaintiff and defendant are both North Dakota citizens, and the amount in controversy is $30,000. What is the proper disposition?

The court has federal-question jurisdiction because contracts are governed by federal common law The court has diversity jurisdiction because the parties are from the same state The court must dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, as there is neither diversity nor a federal question The court has supplemental jurisdiction without any anchoring federal claim

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The court must dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, as there is neither diversity nor a federal question

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