Legal Opinion

McKee Foods Kingman v. Kellogg Co.

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided December 29, 2006No. 1:05-cv-00254PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MATTICE, District Judge.

Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [Court Doc. No. 16-1]. Defendant moves the Court to dismiss Plaintiffs’ declaratory judgment action, arguing issues of subject matter jurisdiction, discretionary jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202, and personal jurisdiction. In the alternative, Defendant moves the Court to transfer venue to the Eastern District of Michi gan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The Court will address each of Defendant’s arguments in turn.

I. STANDARDS

A. Dismissal for Failure to State a Claim

Federal…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  5. Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Green Edge Enterprises, LLC v. Rubber Mulch, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2007
  2. Heritage Guitar, Inc. v. Gibson Brands, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 2021
  3. Taco Mamacita, LLC v. Wilco Holdings, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2022

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