Legal Opinion
Naquin v. Nokia, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 4, 2002No. MDL 1421PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BLAKE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation brought five class actions against defendants in state court in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, and Louisiana. Asserting federal jurisdiction under several theories, the defendants filed notices of removal under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b). In response, plaintiffs moved for remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), and requested that each case be *704sent back to the relevant state court from which it had been removed. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred the cases to this court.1…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Braswell Shipyards, Inc. v. Beazer East, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Baird v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Wireless Tele. Radio Freq. Emissions Prods.District Court, D. Maryland · 2002