Legal Opinion
Birnbaum v. SL & B Optical Centers, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 13, 1995No. Civ. L-95-757PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LEGG, District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiffs motion to remand. Plaintiff originally filed this suit in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Defendants petitioned for removal of the case on the basis of diversity of citizenship (28 U.S.C. § 1332). In order to determine jurisdiction over the matter, the Court must decide whether three of the defendants, who are Maryland citizens, have been fraudulently joined, or are nominal or formal parties.
FACTS
Prior to 1987, Michael Bimbaum owned and operated a optometry practice and optical retail store in Security Square Mall,…
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