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BROWN v. JEVIC

No. 08-4789.

575 F.3d 322 (2009)

William J. BROWN; Lynn D. Brown; Grisel Cairs; Noemi Camacho; Linda Anstic; Donald E. McCoy; Thomas K. Turner; Ron Wayne, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. JEVIC; Jevic Transportation, Inc.; Jevic Transportation Services, Inc.; Jevic Holding Corporation; David H. Gorman, President/CEO of Jevic Transportation, Inc.; Gerald Paulson, Vice President of Jevic Transportation, Inc.; Harry Muhlschlegel, President of Jevic Transportation Services, Inc.; Karen Muhlschlegel, Vice President of Jevic Transportation Services, Inc.; Michael T. Gillen, as Other Officer of Jevic Transportation, Inc.; Sun Capital Partners Inc; Michael T. Gillen, Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.; F. Dixon McElwee, Jr., as Vice President of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.; Gary Talarico, Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.; YRC Worldwide, Inc.; William D. Zollars, President/CEO of YRC Worldwide, Inc.; Stephen L. Bruffett, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of YRC Worldwide, Inc. Sun Capital Partners, Inc., Michael T. Gillen, F. Dixon McElwee, Jr., Gary M. Talarico, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. O'Brien, [Argued], O'Brien, Belland & Bushinsky, Ronald A. Graziano, Cherry Hill, Nicholas M. Centrella, Vincent T. Cieslik, Conrad O'Brien Gellman & Rohn, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellees William J. Brown, Lynn D. Brown, Grisel Cairs, Noemi Camacho, Linda Anstic, Donald E. McCoy, Thomas K. Turner and Ron Wayne.

Christopher Landau, [Argued], Scott M. Abeles, Gary D. Anderson, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Richard J.DeFortuna, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Nathan R. Mather, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Princeton, NJ, John C. Gillespie, Parker McCay, Marlton, NJ, Attorneys for Appellants Michael T. Gillen, Sun Capital Partners Inc., F. Dixon McElwee, Jr., and Gary Talarico.

Before SLOVITER and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges and POLLAK, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal implicating the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, we consider whether a defendant is precluded from removing a class action to federal court because a co-defendant is in bankruptcy. We hold that it is not.

I

The essential facts and procedural history of the case are undisputed. Appellant Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Sun) is the parent company of JEVIC Transportation, Inc., which...

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