Legal Opinion
Sopena v. Colejon Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 6, 1996No. Civil 94-2249 (GG)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GIERBOLINI, Senior District Judge.
Pending before this court are several motions filed by defendant Colejon Corporation (“Colejon”) requesting, among other things, the dismissal of the case. Before addressing these motions, we must first determine if we have removal jurisdiction, that is, whether we have original subject matter jurisdiction in this case. 1
BACKGROUND
This action was commenced by seventeen (17) employees of Colejon in the Puerto Rico Superior Court, San Juan Part, to recover compensation owed to them for the worked performed during their meal time, “in violation…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Roberts v. U.S.O. Council of Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1998
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- Koren v. Martin Marietta Services, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998
- Lebron Diaz v. General Security Services Corp.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
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