Sandy,a Resident of Illinois,wants to File Suit Against Carl,a Resident

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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 federal cannot exercise jurisdiction in this case because

A) the dispute concerns property,not persons.
B) a state court has not yet ruled in the suit.
C) the parties are citizens of different states.
D) the amount in controversy is less than $75,000.