Legal Opinion
Massey Energy Co. v. West Virginia Consumers for Justice
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 26, 2006No. 1:06CV986 (JCC)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CACHERIS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Abstain and Remand to Virginia state court and Defendant’s Motion to Transfer to the Southern District of West Virginia. For the following reasons, the Court will grant the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Abstain and Remand, and accordingly, will deny Defendant’s Motion to Transfer.
I. Background
Plaintiff Massey Energy Company (“Massey”) is a Delaware corporation and has its principal place of business in Richmond, Virginia. Massey owns and operates mines located primarily in West Virginia, but also in…
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