III. DIVERSITY JURISDICTION A. FUNDAMENTALS OF DIVERSITY JURISDICTION DIRECTED READING QUESTIONS 22. What are the lessons of Sheldon v. Sill? 23. Compare the language in Article III, $ 2 and 28 U.S.C. $ 1332(a)-(c) which represent the constitutional and statutory grants of diversity jurisdiction. Is the language identical? If not, what is the difference? Article III, $ 2 28 U.S.C. $ 1332(a)-(c) Provides jurisdiction for controversies Provides jurisdiction ONLY where the between: amount in controversy is more than $75,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and the controversy is between: 2 or more states; (a a state and citizens of another state;* (1) citizens of different States; citizens of different states; (2) citizens of a State and citizens citizens of the same state claiming or subjects of a foreign state, except lands under grants of different that the district courts shall not have states; . original jurisdiction under this a state or the citizens thereof and subsection of an action between citizens of a State and citizens or " This jurisdictional grant is severely restricted by the Eleventh Amendment. This is just for your information, but you will explore this in more detail if you take a Federal Courts class