Legal Opinion
Valdivieso v. Atlas Air, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 18, 2001No. 00-7426-CIVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND
JORDAN, District Judge.
Brandon Valdivieso and David Kickzales filed this case in Florida circuit court alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Atlas Air, Inc. timely removed the case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441, alleging that federal jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. The plaintiffs have moved to remand the case to state court, arguing that the FLSA forbids the removal of cases to federal court. For the following reasons, the motion to remand [D.E. 8] is DENIED.
The plaintiffs argue that the language of the FLSA…
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