Legal Opinion
Nicodemus v. Union Pacific Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 14, 2006No. Nos. 02-8016, 02-8017PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.
This case has led a somewhat tortured existence in the federal courts. The Plaintiffs-Appellees, who are Wyoming landowners, originally filed suit in the District of Wyoming in 2001 alleging various state law claims including trespass, unjust enrichment, and slander of title against Defendants-Appellants Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”). On December 6, 2001, the District Court sua sponte dismissed Plaintiffs’ causes of action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under either 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 or 1332. Despite the fact…
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