Does a federal district court have jurisdiction to appoint an out-of-state representative to the United States Senate?
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The following excerpt is from Clarkson Co., Ltd. v. Shaheen, 544 F.2d 624 (2nd Cir. 1976):
6 Of course, if an out-of-state representative is appointed solely for the purpose of creating diversity, the collusive jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. 1359, prohibits the district court from assuming jurisdiction. See O'Brien v. AVCO Corp., 425 F.2d 1030 (2d Cir. 1969).
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