Richard Baker, Cross-Appellee v. Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. And Lawson White

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Richard Baker (Baker) brought a state court action in Hunt County, Texas, against his employer, Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Farmers), and Lawson White (White), individually and as manager of Farmers, alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from a job reassignment. Defendants removed the suit to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on the ground that federal labor law preempted the state law claim because resolution of the action required the interpretation of a collective bargaining…