Legal Opinion
Jim Ritchie Mike Truhlicka Gary Wergin Louis Burchfield Charles Jaudon Scott Kobza Mitch Gabel Don Gehle v. Walker Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1992No. 91-1307PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
After being terminated from their jobs for failing a drug test, Jim Ritchie and several other employees (collectively referred to as “Ritchie”) of Walker Manufacturing Company (“Walker”) commenced this action in Nebraska state court. In his complaint, Ritchie alleged that his termination violated his employment contract as well as state and federal constitutional and statutory provisions. Walker removed the case to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. 1 Subsequent to removal, the district court granted Walker’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint…
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