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Armstrong v. North Alabama Moving & Storage, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided January 8, 2008No. Civil Action CV-07-S-2311-NEPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
C. LYNWOOD SMITH, JR., District Judge.
This matter is before the court on a notice of removal filed by defendant Atlas Van Lines, Inc. (“Atlas”) (doc. no. 1). Shortly after filing its notice of removal, Atlas moved to dismiss all claims asserted against it on the grounds of federal preemption. 1 Atlas argues that all of the claims asserted against it should be dismissed as they are preempted by the Car-mack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 14706.
Before the court can consider defendant’s motion to dismiss, it must be satisfied of its jurisdiction. See, e.g., Smith v.…
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