Legal Opinion
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Sarkisian
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 19, 1986No. Nos. 777, 796 and 818, Docket 85-7935, 85-7937 and 85-7939PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
These related but unconsolidated appeals primarily concern the esoteric doctrine of “artful pleading.” Specifically, we consider whether the circumstances permit a state court defendant to remove a case to federal court on the theory that a complaint purporting to rely solely on state law in reality contains federal claims artfully pled. In No. 85-7935, Travelers Indemnity Company (“Travelers”) appeals from an order of the District Court for the Northern District of New York (Howard G. Munson, Chief Judge) denying its Rule 60(b)(6) motion for relief from a 1984…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia Appeal of Edwin A. Meese, Iii, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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- Pacheco De Perez v. AT&T Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
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