Jacuzzi, Sr., et al. v. Pimienta, No. 13-41111 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs launched a collateral attack on a related bankruptcy proceeding in federal district court under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. 2201, claiming that they were never properly served before the bankruptcy court entered judgment against them and held them in contempt. The district court subsequently dismissed the case for want of federal-question or diversity jurisdiction. The court reversed and remanded, concluding that there is federal-question jurisdiction where the declaratory judgment action raised several federal questions.
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