Legal Opinion
Black v. Alabama
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided September 28, 1999No. Civ.A. 99-0775 CB-SPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUTLER, Chief Judge.
This action was removed from the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Alabama, by the City of Gadsden, one of many defendants named in the complaint. Since this action was removed, the Court has, sua sponte, reviewed the complaint and finds that this action is due to be remanded to state court because the Tax Injunction Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1341, precludes federal subject matter jurisdiction.
Procedural Background
Plaintiffs in this proposed class action filed their complaint in the Circuit Court of Monroe County on August 5, 1999. Plaintiffs challenge…
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