Legal Opinion
Satterfield v. F.W. Webb, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided September 14, 2004No. 1:04-cv-00168PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND
SINGAL, Chief Judge.
Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs 'Motion to Remand (Docket # 6). After reviewing the parties’ written submissions, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion to Remand for the reasons explained below.
The issue in this diversity action is whether Plaintiff may avoid federal jurisdiction by limiting her claim for damages to less than the required amount in controversy under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). This Court finds that since Plaintiff has maintained throughout this case that her claim is worth less than $75,000 and has entered into binding…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Richard M. Sanchez v. Monumental Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Carol L. Kirchner GAFFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Shirley K. Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Michael Spielman v. Genzyme Corp. And Genzyme Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Doughty v. Hyster New England, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2004
- Raymond v. Lane Construction Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 2007
- Warner v. Atkinson Freight Lines Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 2004
- Finley v. George Weston Bakeries Distribution, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2007
- Vradenburgh v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2005
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