CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY v. AT & T WIRELESS SERVICE

No. 4:02CV249ERW.

229 F.Supp.2d 927 (2002)

CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AT & T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division.

May 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of University City.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Robert K. McDonald, Cochran and Oswald, Blue Springs, MO, for City of Blue Springs.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, W. Eric Cunningham, Office of the City Attorney, Cape Girardeau, MO, for City of Cape Girardeau.

Douglas R. Beach, Beach and Stewart, St. Louis, MO, John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Chesterfield.

Yewell G. Lawrence, Jr., Lawrence Law Office, Dexter, MO, John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Dexter.

Donald Kenneth Anderson, Jr., St. Louis, MO, John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Ellisville.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Richard C. Bresnahan, Lang Law Office, St. Louis, MO, for City of Ferguson.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Florissant, City of Kirkwood, City of Maplewood, City of O'Fallon.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, David A. Ramsay, Gladstone, MO, for City of Gladstone.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, William B. Moore, Independence, MO, for City of Independence.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Lloyd E. Eaker, St. Louis, MO, for City of Jennings.

Patrick R. Gunn, Gunn and Gunn, St. Louis, MO, John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Manchester.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Howard Paperner, Devoto Law Offices, St. Louis, MO, for City of Maryland Heights, City of Winchester.

Thomas M. Flach, Lampin and Kell, St. Peters, MO, John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Northwoods.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Lisa Robertson, Timothy J. Kissock, Office of the City Attorney, St. Joseph, MO, for City of St. Joseph.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Marc S. Kramer, St. Louis, MO, for City of Vinita Park.

Marvin O. Young, Gallop and Johnson, Clayton, MO, John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, for City of Warson Woods.

John F. Mulligan, Jr., Mulligan Law Office, Clayton, MO, Dorothy L. White-Coleman, Susie M. McFarlind, White Coleman and Associates, LLC, St. Louis, MO, for City of Wellston.

Juan D. Keller, Mark B. Leadlove, Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, Edward F. Downey, Bryan Cave, Jefferson City, MO, for AT&T Wireless, AT&T Wireless PCS, Inc, Voicestream Wirelss Corp., Voicestream Wireless Corp., II, Telecorp Communications, Inc.

Gerard T. Noce, Hilary R. Huffman, Noce and Buckley, St. Louis, MO, for Alltell Communications, Inc.

Jeffrey J. Kalinowski, Michelle W. Alvey, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, LLP, St. Louis, MO, Kimball R. Anderson, David E, Koropp, Giel Stein, Catherine L. Crisham, Winston and Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Cellco Partnership, Verizon Wireless Services, LLC, Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLC.

Todd W. Ruskamp, Kevin D. Mason, Shook and Hardy, Kansas City, MO, Jay Simpson, Eric Mikkelson, Shook and Hardy, Kansas City, MO, for Cingular Wireless, LLC, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc.

Mark J. Bremer, Kohn and Shands, St. Louis, MO, Frederick H. Cohen, David J. Chizewer, Lincoln Schroth, Terry F. Moritz, Goldberg and Kohn, Chicago, IL, for Nextel West Corp.

Stephen Robert Clark, Polsinelli and Shalton, St. Louis, MO, Timothy J. Sear, Polsinelli and Shalton, Overland Park, KS, for Sprint Intern. Communications Corp., Sprint Spectrum, L.P.

Rocco E. Testani, Russell S. Bonds, W. Scott Wright, Sutherland and Asbill, Atlanta, GA, Alexander X. Jackins, Washington, DC, John R. Munich, Sutherland and Asbill, Chesterfield, MO, for MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEBBER, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand [doc. # 60]. Plaintiffs argue that remand is appropriate for the following reasons: (1) the notice of removal failed to allege sufficient grounds for removal; (2) Defendant Verizon Wireless Services, LLC ("Verizon") failed to comply with the procedure for removal; and (3) abstention is appropriate based on the issues in the case.

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