Legal Opinion
William Bartholomew v. Town of Collierville, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2005No. 04-5501PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
In December of 2000, William Bartholomew brought an action in state court challenging a zoning ordinance enacted by the Town of Collierville, Tennessee. He sought damages under state-law theories from the municipality, as well as from individual town officials. Bartholomew twice amended his complaint to include federal claims. The defendants (collectively “Collierville”) filed a Petition for Removal of the case from state court to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee after the second amendment.
Collierville’s petition was denied by…
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