Legal Opinion
George P. Stoe v. William E. Flaherty David Carpenter James Carpenter William Smelas Robert Sunderman Ronald Statile
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 23, 2006No. 04-3947PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant George Stoe (“Stoe”) brought a state-law action in state court to recover unpaid severance benefits from current and former officers of his previous employer, which is now bankrupt. The defendants removed the case to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452, which provides for the removal of claims related to a bankruptcy case. In the District Court, the defendants successfully opposed Stoe’s motion for mandatory abstention and ultimately won dismissal on the merits. Because we conclude that the District Court committed errors…
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