Legal Opinion
Adkins v. Consolidation Coal Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided April 13, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2:11-0285PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN T. COPENHAVER, JR., District Judge.
Pending is plaintiffs motion to remand, filed May 23, 2011, and defendants’ motion to dismiss, filed May 3, 2011.
Where, as here, a motion to remand and a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss are both made, it is ordinarily improper to resolve the Rule 12(b)(6) motion before deciding the motion to remand. The question arising on the motion to remand as to whether there has been a fraudulent joinder is a jurisdictional inquiry. See Batoff v. State Farm Ins. Co., 977 F.2d 848, 852 (3rd Cir.1992); cf. Mayes v. Rapoport, 198 F.3d 457,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hertz Corp. v. FriendSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Stephen B. Batoff, ph.d. v. State Farm Insurance Company, Leonard M. Paul, ed.dCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Patricia J. Mayes v. Stanley Rapoport Judith Rapoport David Key, D/B/A Key Coffee Roasters, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- Mildred MARSHALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, and Robert L. Mason, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gina Young, Administratrix v. Apogee Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
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- Horne v. Lightning Energy Services, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2015
- Banks v. Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2018
- Blackwood v. Berry Dunn, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2019
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