Ciba-Geigy Corp. v. Local 2548, United Textile Workers

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This matter is presently before the Court to consider defendants’ motions to dismiss or, in the alternative, to stay the action pending state court interpretation of R.I.G.L. § 25-1-6 (1956, 1968 reenactment). For purposes of these motions, all well-pleaded and material allegations in the Complaint are taken to be true. 5 Wright & Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil § 1350.

A review of the facts and prior proceedings produces the following picture. Plaintiff, hereinafter “the Employer,” is a New York corporation which operates a'chemical manufacturing…