Sandy, a resident of Illinois, wants to file suit against Carl, a resident of Kansas, over Carl's failure to pay Sandy for work on his house. The amount in dispute is $15,000. Under diversity of citizenship requirements
A) no court can exercise jurisdiction.
B) a state court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is less than $25,000.
C) a federal court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is more than $10,000.
D) a federal court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is less than $75,000.

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For federal diversity jurisdiction, the amount in controversy must exceed $75,000. Therefore, a federal court cannot take jurisdiction in this case. However, a state court may have jurisdiction depending on its own rules regarding jurisdiction and the amount in controversy.

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