Brown Bros. Home Center, Inc. v. First National Bank

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

WILLIAM D. MURRAY, Senior District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The two above entitled actions are before the court on motions to remand by defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1446. While the cases have not been consolidated and are factually quite different, they involve identical issues on the motions to remand. Counsel for the parties are the same in both cases. For these reasons, the court will address both cases in this memorandum. FACTS

Brown Bros. v. First National Bank

Plaintiffs are Earl and Eln’n Marie Brown, husband and wife and residents of Montana, and Brown Bros. Home…