Legal Opinion
Victor v. Grand Casino-Coushatta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2004No. 03-30703PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendants challenge the remand of this matter to state court. Because we lack appellate jurisdiction, we dismiss the appeal.
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Mae Victor claimed to have won a large jackpot at Grand Casino-Coushatta. The casino asserted that a malfunction in the slot machine generated the jackpot, so it refused to pay. Victor sued in state court for breach of contract, naming as defendants the casino; the Coushatta Indian Tribe; and Grand Casinos of Louisiana, Inc. (“Grand Casinos”). Defendants removed to federal court via 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) and based federal subject matter jurisdiction on diversity of…
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