Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee
- Decided
- June 1, 1982
- Docket
- 81-440
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that a court may enter an order that personal jurisdiction is deemed established as a sanction under Rule 37(b); Court distinguishes subject matter jurisdiction — In Re Rubin (1985)
- holding that "no action of the parties can confer subject-matter jurisdiction upon a federal court" — Hoeft, III v. Mvl Group, Inc. (2003)
- holding that “no action of the parties can confer subject-matter jurisdiction upon a federal court,” and that principles of waiver and estoppel do not apply — Kennedy v. Lubar (2001)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Rule 37(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, provides that a district court may impose sanctions for failure to comply with discovery orders. Included among the available sanctions is:
“An order that the matters regarding which the order was made or any other designated facts shall be taken to be established for the purposes of the action in accordance with the claim of the party obtaining the order.” Rule 37(b)(2)(A).
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Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee, 456 U.S. 694 (1982)Read the full opinion
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