BRAWN v. COLEMAN

No. 01-CV-10220-PBS.

167 F.Supp.2d 145 (2001)

Barbara BRAWN and Ameriklean, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Donald COLEMAN and Service Employees International Union, Local 254, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

August 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Van Nostrand, Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, Worcester, MA, for Barbara Brawn, Ameriklean, Inc., Plaintiffs.

Indira Talwani, Segal, Roitman & Coleman, Ira Sills, Segal, Roitman & Coleman, Timothy J. Hatfield, Service Employees International, Union Local 254, Michael J. Muse, Boston, MA, for Donald Coleman, Service Employees International Union, Local 254, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

Defendants, a union local and its business agent, have removed a state-court action for libel, tortious interference with advantageous business relationship, and intentional infliction of emotional harm pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. Plaintiffs have moved for remand arguing that there is no basis in the complaint for asserting federal question jurisdiction.

For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs'...

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