Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided February 25, 2013No. Civil Action No. 3:12-CV-2155-NPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*812 ORDER
DAVID C. GODBEY, District Judge.
This Order addresses Plaintiff Saidrick Jackson’s motion to remand [Doc. 5]. The Court grants the motion and remands the entire case but denies Jackson’s request for attorneys’ fees.1
I.Jackson’s State-Court Petition and Wal-Mart’s Removal
This case arises out of the termination of Jackson’s employment with Defendant Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC (“WalMart”). Jackson sued Wal-Mart pro se in state court. He alleged that WalMart violated Texas Labor Code § 451.001 by firing him in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. After subsequently retaining…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. SchachtSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Gutierrez v. FloresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Sherrod v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Buscema v. Wal-Mart Stores East LPDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2020
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