Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. Powerforce, Inc.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided May 9, 1996No. Civil 95-01010 ACKPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS’FEES AND COSTS
KAY, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
Before the Court is plaintiff Teresa Ann O’Brien’s motion to remand based on lack of diversity jurisdiction, filed January 9, 1996. Defendants Philip Morris, Inc. (“PMI”) and Les HamasaM, joined by defendant Power-force, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), contest remand on the grounds that HamasaM, the only nondiverse defendant, was fraudulently joined.
On April 30, 1996, the Court heard Plaintiffs motion to remand. All parties appeared through counsel. At the…
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