Legal Opinion
James Lewis v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 1985No. 84-1678PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Appellant James Lewis appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his claim that defendant Louisville & Nashville Railroad (the “Railroad”) harassed and intimidated him in retaliation for his filing a complaint against the Railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”). Lewis contends that the district court should have granted his motion to remand to state court because the defendant failed to remove the case from state court, where originally filed, within thirty days of receiving an amended complaint containing a removable, separate and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- David C. Wilson v. Intercollegiate (Big Ten) Conference Athletic Association, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Junior S. Jackson, Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Morgan Yawn, Jr. v. Southern Railway Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- New England Concrete Pipe Corporation v. D/c Systems of New England, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Donald J. Johnson v. Patrick H. BurkenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Pikop v. Burlington Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Mignogna v. Sair Aviation, Inc.District Court, N.D. New York · 1988
- Kennedy v. Commercial Carriers, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Roberson v. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991
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