Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Carter
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided December 19, 1996No. 1:96-cv-00121PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FURGESON, District Judge.
Procedurally, the question addressed by this Memorandum and Order is whether Defendants properly removed Plaintiffs state law claims to federal court. Defendants argue that the basis for removal is federal question jurisdiction, namely that Plaintiffs state law claims are completely preempted by ERISA. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b) (“Any civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the Constitution, treaties or laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the…
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