Legal Opinion
Virden v. Altria Group, Inc.
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided January 30, 2004No. CIV.A.5:03 CV 61PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF REMAND
KEELEY, Chief Judge.
I
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On March 28, 2003, plaintiff Donald Vir-den (“Virden”) filed this action in the Circuit Court of Hancock County, West Virginia, seeking relief on behalf of himself and “all others similarly situated.” The first defendant to be served in the state court action received its copy of the complaint on April 3, 2003. Both defendants then removed this action to this Court on May 2, 2003. On June 3, 2003, Virden filed a motion to remand this action to state court. The Court has heard oral argument and, for the reasons…
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