Legal Opinion

Daniel Boone Area School District v. Lehman Bros.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 5, 2002No. 1:01-mj-00074Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

D. BROOKS SMITH, Chief Judge.

Class representative plaintiff Daniel Boone Area School District (Daniel Boone) brought this purported class action (hereinafter Daniel Boone) in state court against defendants Lehman Brothers and Lisa Vioni (collectively Lehman), seeking to recover damages resulting from the largest municipal fraud in Pennsylvania history. 1 See dkt. no. 1, ex. A. The initial complaint stated six counts, all of which were based on state law. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 et seq., Lehman Brothers removed the case to this Court on the basis of diversity…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Mitchum v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Vendo Co. v. Lektro-Vend Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Lou v. BelzbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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