Freebird, Inc. v. Merit Energy Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WESLEY E. BROWN, District Judge.

This action was originally filed by Plaintiff Freebird, Inc., on behalf of itself and all other royalty owners similarly situated in the District Court of Seward County, Kansas, as Case No. 08-ev-116. The defendant, Merit Energy Co., filed Notice of Removal to U.S. District Court, alleging that removal is proper because this court has original jurisdiction over the individual Plaintiffs claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), where the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, and jurisdiction over the class claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), where…