Monsour v. DELCO REMY, PLANT 25, MERIDIAN, MISS.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

Plaintiff Tommy Monsour, an employee of Delco Remy, Plant 25, in Meridian, Mississippi (Delco), commenced this action in state court against Delco and a co-worker, James Brown, Jr., demanding damages for defamatory statements which plaintiff alleged defendants had published about him. Defendants removed the action to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441, contending that plaintiffs cause of action is preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185. Plaintiff, arguing that this court lacks jurisdiction,…