Williams v. Midwest Express Airlines, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Walter L. Williams Sr. and Eddie W. Levert commenced this action in state court alleging that defendants, Midwest Express Airlines, Inc. and others, unjustifiably excluded them from an airplane flight. Defendants removed the action to federal court on several grounds, including that plaintiffs’ claims arose under federal law. Federal courts are obliged to police their own jurisdiction whether or not a party has challenged it. Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co., 526 U.S. 574, 583, 119 S.Ct. 1563, 143 L.Ed.2d 760 (1999). Further, if at any time it…