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WILLY v. COASTAL CORP.

No. 86-2992.

855 F.2d 1160 (1988)

Donald J. WILLY, Plaintiff-Appellant, and George A. Young, Respondent-Appellant, v. The COASTAL CORP., Coastal States Management Co., Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Sherman, Austin, Tex., for amicus curiae Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.

Michael A. Maness, Houston, Tex., for Donald J. Willy.

George A. Young, Houston, Tex., pro se.

David Van Os, James C. Harrington, Austin, Tex., Sharon D. Groth, Houston, Tex., for amicus curiae Texas AFL-CIO.

Bruce V. Griffiths, Staff Counsel, Houston, Tex., for amicus curiae ACLU-Houston.

James L. Reed, Jr., Robert C. DeMoss, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Peter Linzer, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Tex., for amicus curiae.

Before GARWOOD and JONES, Circuit Judges, and HUGHES, District Judge.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Donald J. Willy (Willy) brought this action in the Texas courts seeking primarily to allege a wrongful discharge claim under Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. Hauck, 687 S.W.2d 733, 735 (Tex.1985), or some extension thereof. He also asserted other related claims (such as defamation and blacklisting) under state law. Defendants-appellees removed the case to federal court on the basis...

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