BECNEL v. KPMG LLP

No. 05-6015.

387 F.Supp.2d 984 (2005)

Thomas R. BECNEL, individually and as trustee of the Becnel Family Trust, et al. Plaintiffs v. KPMG LLP, et al. Defendants

United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Hot Springs Division.

June 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Adams, Texarkana, TX, W.H. Dub Arnold, New York City, Max W. Berger, New York City, Jai Chandrasekhar, New York City, John P. Coffee, New vYork City, John C. Goodson, Texarkana, TX, Avi Josefson, New York City, Douglas M. McKeige, New York City, George L. McWilliams, Texarkana, TX, Sean F. Rommel, Texarkana, TX, J. Erik Sandstedt, New York City, Gerald H. Silk, New York City, Robert E. Tarcza, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs.

John M. Bray, Kevin B. Clark, Washington, DC, Kevin M. Dinan, Washington, DC, Patricia L. Maher, Bethesda, MD, Toney D. McMillan, Arkadelphia, PA, James T. Phalen, WAshington, DC, Steven M. Bauer, San Francisco, CA, Ellen K. Brown, San Francisco, CA, Darius Ogloza, San Francisco, CA, Christopher O. Parker, Little Rock, AR, Christine Chi, New York City, Jennifer Haltom Doan, Texarkana, TX, Seth C. Farber, New York City, Lawrence M. Hill, New York City, Kelly Librera, New York City, Helen L. Duncan, Dinh Ha, Los Angeles, CA, Rodney P. Moore, Arkadelphia, PA, Jonathan C. Drimmer, Washington, DC, Claire Shows Hancock, Little Rock, AR, Gordon S. Rather, Jr., Little Rock, AR, Bruce A. Abbott, Los Angeles, CA, Brad D. Brian, Los Angeles, CA, Joseph Daniel Lee, Los Angeles, CA, Aaron M. May, Los Angeles, CA, Steven W. Quattlebaum, Little Rock, AR, Michael N. Shannon, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants.


ORDER

DAWSON, District Judge.

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. (Doc. 10.) In support of their motion, Plaintiffs contend the Complaint (Doc. 1) alleges only state law causes of action including fraud, conspiracy, unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty, and that federal jurisdiction is lacking as these claims do not constitute a federal claim. Defendants contend removal was proper as substantial federal issues are...

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