Legal Opinion
Riverside Transportation, Inc. v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided March 14, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-143-BPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO REMAND AND DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO SEVER CLAIMS AND DENY CLASS STATUS
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This case requires the Court to resolve important issues which relate to removal of cases where jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
I. Facts and Procedural History
This action was originally filed in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 1 Defendants timely removed this action to federal court, citing 28 U.S.C. § 1332 as the basis for subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiffs filed a motion to remand on the grounds that some…
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- Griffin v. Dana Point Condominium Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- Averdick v. Republic Financial Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1992
- Garza v. National American InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1992
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- Borgeson v. Archer-Daniels Midland Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1995
- North American Mechanical Services Corp. v. HubertDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1994
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