Legal Opinion
Victor C. Baris v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., Caltex Petroleum, Inc., Caltex Petroleum Corporation, and Caltex Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1991No. 90-2646PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises issues regarding federal court jurisdiction over a removed case and the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The district court concluded that it had jurisdiction, then dismissed pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We conclude that, while the court had jurisdiction over this removed action, its analysis of the forum non conveniens issue was deficient. Accordingly, we vacate and remand.
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