Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Trans Union, L.L.C.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided November 1, 2000No. Civ.A. 00-AR-2030-JPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ACKER, District Judge.
Upon defendants’ removal of the above-entitled action, this court, as it has been known to do from time to time under such procedural circumstances, and as it must do when there is any doubt about the existence of subject matter jurisdiction, sua sponte raised the issue of subject matter jurisdiction. In this case, the answer rests on whether the complete preemption doctrine applies when a well-pleaded complaint in a state court contains allegations that could support a cause of action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (1994…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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