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NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. GUTHRIE

No. 00-1763.

233 F.3d 532 (2000)

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James E. GUTHRIE, Buddy W. Snyder, and Lakin Law Firm, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Whitehead (argued), Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Roy C. Dripps, Lakin Law Firm, Wood River, IL, Gail Gaus Renshaw (argued), St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company ("NS") appeals the dismissal of its declaratory judgment action against Buddy W. Snyder and Lakin Law Firm ("Lakin").1 The district court dismissed NS's claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under Article III. We affirm the lower court's decision, but on different grounds.

I. Background

Part of NS's extensive railroad operations are located in Illinois. NS...

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