LEWIS v. LABORERS INTERN. UNION OF NORTH AMERICA

No. Civ.A.3:04CV749-H.

387 F.Supp.2d 715 (2005)

Russell LEWIS Plaintiff v. LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO Defendant

United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, at Louisville.

September 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip C. Kimball, Louisville, KY, for Plaintiff.

Stuart N. Pearlman, Pearlman & Associates, PSC, Louisville, KY, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, Local 575, has removed this case to federal court on the grounds that § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185 ("LMRA"), preempts Plaintiff's state law claims. Plaintiff has now moved to remand, asserting that his complaint states only claims under Kentucky state law.

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