Legal Opinion

In re Fields

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided March 26, 1997No. 3:96-0534PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM:

NIXON, Chief Judge.

Pending before the Court are numerous Summary Judgment Motions and Motions to Dismiss filed by Movants in the above-captioned matter. Movants contend that Fields’ action should be dismissed in that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction in this action. In accordance with the reasoning articulated below, the Court hereby grants Movants’ Summary Judgment Motions and Motions to Dismiss on subject matter jurisdiction grounds, and dismisses the case.

I. BACKGROUND:

To assert jurisdiction in this Court, Petitioner Scotty Fields brings this case as an admiralty and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Auerbach v. Tow Boat U.S.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2004
  2. Hickam v. SegarsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2012
  3. Gilford v. Aqua OhioDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2021
  4. St. Thomas v. State of OhioDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2024

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