Legal Opinion
Colbert v. Union Pacific Railroad
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided April 30, 2007No. 06-4116-JARPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND
ROBINSON, District Judge.
The Court now considers plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand. (Doc. 4.) Plaintiff argues that this case was improperly removed from state court based on federal question jurisdiction. The motion is now fully briefed and the Court is prepared to rule. The Court grants plaintiffs motion to remand as described more fully below.
BACKGROUND
This case arises out of a collision at a private railroad crossing near Wamego, Kansas. A train owned by Union Pacific Railroad Co. (“Union Pacific”) struck Timothy Colbert, who was riding as a…
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