Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Sheller
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-2315PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BARTLE, District Judge.
This is an action under Pennsylvania’s Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings statute, 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. §§ 8351 et seq.
Plaintiff Joseph Cannon (“Cannon”) instituted this suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Defendants Stephen A. Sheller and Stanley and Barbara Mitnik (“Sheller, et al. ”) have removed it to this Court on the ground that it involves a federal question, under the “complete preemption” doctrine. See Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 107 S.Ct. 1542, 95 L.Ed.2d 55 (1987). The plaintiff has filed a…
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