Legal Opinion
Pravic v. U.S. Industries—Clearing
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 7, 1986No. Civ. No. 85-CV-74636-DTPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON SANCTION
COHN, District Judge.
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This is a products liability case. On October 4, 1985 defendant U.S. Industries— Clearing, a non-resident corporation, removed the case to this court from the Wayne County Circuit Court after a directed verdict was entered in favor of the remaining co-defendant, Nordic Tool, a Michigan corporation. On October 11, 1985 I remanded the case to the state court on the grounds that diversity achieved by virtue of the involuntary dismissal of a resident defendant did not allow for removal. In the remand order I reserved decision on a request for…
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