Legal Opinion
Michael Ashford v. Aeroframe Services, L.L.C., et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2018No. 17-30142; consolidated with 17-30483PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Ashford commenced this litigation in October 2013, bringing claims under Louisiana law in Louisiana court against Defendant-Appellee Aeroframe Services, LLC, and Defendant-Appellee Aviation Technical Services, Inc. (ATS). Both Ashford and Aeroframe are Louisiana citizens. The litigation proceeded in state court for some months until ATS removed to federal court on the theory that Ashford and Aeroframe had settled. On the contrary, Ashford's claims remained pending against Aeroframe.
As the Supreme Court has emphasized, federal…
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