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Solectron USA, Inc. Ex Rel. Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided October 11, 2007No. 2:07-cv-02438PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND
JON P. McCALLA, District Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion to Remand (DE # 6), filed July 23, 2007. Defendant responded in opposition (DE # 9) on August 6, 2007. Defendant removed the case on the basis of both federal question jurisdiction and diversity of citizenship. For the following reasons, the Court finds that federal question jurisdiction exists under 49 U.S.C. § 14706 (“the Carmack Amendment”) and 28 U.S.C. § 1331 such that removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b) was proper. Therefore, Plaintiffs Motion to Remand is DENIED.
Alternatively, the…
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