Legal Opinion
Aiken v. Waffle House, Inc.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 14, 2007No. C/A 2:07-413-DCNPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
DAVID C. NORTON, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on plaintiff Jelani Aiken’s motion to remand this action to state court due to a lack of diversity jurisdiction, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. For the following reasons, the motion to remand is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2006, South Carolina resident Jelani Aiken brought an action in the Court of Common Pleas for Colleton County against Maurice Kemp, also a South Carolina resident, and Waffle House, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Georgia and with its principal place of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. SheetsSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gus Poulos and A.G.P. Marketing v. Naas Foods, Incorporated and Ranks, Hovis, McDougall Plc Group (Rhm Holdings U.S.A. Incorporated)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Higgins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Brown & Root, Incorporated v. Warren J. Breckenridge Charles Lee BookerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- R. Michael Butner v. Ingrid NeustadterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sawyer v. USAA InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012
- Sarauw v. RodriquezDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2017
- Webb v. Central Florida Investments, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2020