Legal Opinion
State of Louisiana v. Sprint Communications Co.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-2650PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO REMAND
JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of plaintiffs to remand this action to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge. 1 Oral argument is not necessary. Subject matter jurisdiction is allegedly based on federal question and diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332.
The individual plaintiffs, claiming to act as class action representatives, allege that they, or their ancestors in title, granted to Missouri Pacific Railway (“Mo-Pac”) and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Co. (“ICG”) conventional…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Kramer v. Caribbean Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ex Parte NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ahearn v. Charter Township of BloomfieldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- State of La. v. Sprint Communications Co.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1995
- Batton v. Georgia GulfDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2003
- Parker v. Crete Carrier Corp.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1996
- Drawhorn v. Qwest Communications International, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2000
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