NORTHEASTERN RURAL ELEC. v. WABASH VALLEY POWER

No. 12-2037.

707 F.3d 883 (2013)

NORTHEASTERN RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WABASH VALLEY POWER ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Bloom (argued), Attorney, Shambaugh, Kast, Beck & Williams, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James T. Malysiak (argued), Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Don F. Morton , Attorney, Parr, Richey, Obremskey, Frandsen & Patterson, Lebanon, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, TINDER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal tests the boundaries of federal-question subject matter jurisdiction. The issue is whether a claim for breach of a long-term requirements contract for wholesale electricity arises under federal law or state law. We conclude that the claim arises under state law, that the district court therefore lacked jurisdiction to enter its preliminary injunction, and that the case should be remanded to state court.

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