Pitchford v. Aladdin Steel, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STIEHL, Chief Judge:
Before the Court in each of the above-captioned cases are motions by defendant Aladdin Steel, Inc. to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment. Because the Court concludes that the eases were removed despite a lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction, the Court will remand both cases without ruling on the pending motions.
These cases were both filed in the Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, on November 17, 1992. Each plaintiff alleges that he was discharged from his employment by defendant, and seeks…
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