Hanna v. Fleetguard, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND

BENNETT, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND.1114

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.-.1115

A 28 U.S.C. § lU5(c).1116

1. Historical background and procedural application of the statute .1116

a. Historical background.1116

b. Procedural application.1117

2. Introduction to the Humphrey/Spearman analysis. 1118

3. Hanna’s claim of retaliatory discharge. 1119

h. Hanna’s claim of bad faith. 1123

B. The Existence Of Diversity Between Hanna and Fleetguard 1126

1. Tests to determine principal place of business. 1127

2. Fleetguard’s…