Legal Opinion
Hayden v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 5, 1992No. Civ. A. 92-156PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MENTZ, District Judge.
Before the Court is the plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand. The plaintiffs, both Louisiana residents, originally brought this suit against Phillips Petroleum Company (“Phillips”) and Herman S. Ballay, Jr. (“Ballay”) in the 25th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana as an admiralty and maritime claim in accordance with the Saving to Suitors Clause, 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1). The defendants removed the case to federal court invoking the court’s diversity jurisdiction. The defendants allege that Ballay, a non-diverse defendant, was fraudulently joined and his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- B., Inc. v. Miller Brewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Richard J. Dodson v. Spiliada Maritime Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Thais Carriere, Widow of Samuel Carriere, Iv, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Child v. Sears, Roebuck and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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