Legal Opinion
Brown v. Porter
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 12, 2016No. 15 C 8482PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Gary Feinerman, United States District Judge.John Brown brought this suit against Ralph Porter in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, after he was injured on a boat piloted by Porter. Doc. 1-1. Porter timely removed the suit to this court, citing the admiralty jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333. Doc. 1. Brown has moved to remand the suit to state court, arguing that it does "not fall within thé admiralty jurisdiction and that, even if it did, § 1333’s “saving-to-suitors” clause precludes its removal. Doc. 13. The motion is granted and the case is remanded…
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