well-pleaded complaint rule
- A procedural guideline stating that to obtain federal question jurisdiction, the case must clearly reveal a federal law issue in the officially stated complaint
- The attorney couldn't obtain federal jurisdiction since the well-pleaded complaint rule was not satisfied.
- The case was not accepted into federal court due to a failure to meet the requirements of the well-pleaded complaint rule.
- The well-pleaded complaint rule is critical when deciding if a case qualifies for federal jurisdiction.
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