jurisdiction where there is more than one defendant
In a case where there is more than one plaintiff or more than one defendant, diversity of citizenship does not mean that one plaintiff must be a citizen of a different state than one defendant. All of the plaintiffsâ citizenships must be different from all of the defendantsâ citizenships.ven if the defendant raises a question of federal law, for example, in its answer, if such a question is not raised in the complaint, the court does not gain subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of the defendantâs answer.