Legal Opinion
Deaton v. Town of Barrington
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided May 12, 2020No. 1:20-cv-00015Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ___________________________________ ) JOHN DEATON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 20-015 WES ) TOWN OF BARRINGTON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge. A state court action may only be removed “if the federal court has original jurisdiction.” Sheehan v. Broadband Access Servs.,
889 F. Supp. 2d 284, 287
(D.R.I. 2012) (citing
28 U.S.C. § 1441
(2006). “Under the well-pleaded complaint rule the question of jurisdiction must be determined from Plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Daniel J. Roche Et Ux. Valerie Roche v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Rhode Island Fishermen's Alliance, Inc. v. Rhode Island Department of Environmental ManagementCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- Sheehan v. Broadband Access Services, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2012