Mason and Dixon Lines, Inc. v. Eagerton

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HOBBS, District Judge.

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. Plaintiff bases jurisdiction in this Court on the grant of general federal question jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and federal commerce clause jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1337. On February 12, 1982, the Court, sua sponte, raised the issue of whether it has subject matter jurisdiction over this cause. Specifically, the Court was concerned that the requirement that a federal question appear on the face of a “well-pleaded complaint” had not been met in the…