ADORNO ENTERPRISES v. FEDERATED DEPT. STORES

Civ. A. No. 83-0658-S.

629 F.Supp. 1565 (1986)

ADORNO ENTERPRISES, INC. and Dicini International, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. d/b/a Bullock's Department Stores, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

March 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tasca, Rotelli & Teverow, Joshua Teverow, Richard Tasca and Gary J. Berkowitz, Providence, R.I., for plaintiffs.

Hinckley, Allen, Silverstein & Tobin, Michael P. DiFanti, and Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Robert D. Wieck, David J. Oliviera, Providence, R.I., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SELYA, District Judge.

This suit, in its current posture, presents an unusual question pertaining to the proper scope and extent of this court's removal jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441-1447. In order to place the inquiry into proper perspective, it is essential carefully to track the antecedents and history of the litigation.

I. BACKGROUND

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