Legal Opinion
Reale v. Providence and Worcester Railroad Company
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 28, 2024No. 3:23-cv-00990Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT DANIEL REALE, Plaintiff, v. No. 3:23-cv-00990 (JAM) PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant. ORDER OF REMAND TO STATE COURT The plaintiff does not like to wait for more than a few minutes when freight trains block a railroad crossing near his home. So he sued the railroad in state court, primarily relying on a state law that prohibits railroads from obstructing traffic for more than five minutes. The railroad removed the action to this Court on the ground of federal diversity jurisdiction. But diversity jurisdiction requires,…
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