Evans v. Walter Industries, Inc., 06-11974.
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) |
| Writing for the Court | Anderson |
| Citation | 449 F.3d 1159 |
| Parties | Isaiah EVANS, Lillian Fomby, Ida Adams, Carter Adams, Albert McCrory, J.L. Stringer, Rosetta Bailey, individuals on behalf of themselves and a class of persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC., f.k.a. U.S. Pipe and Foundry, f.k.a. T.C. King Pipe and Fittings Co., et al., Defendants, MeadWestvaco Corporation, f.k.a. Standard Foundry, f.k.a. Mead Corporation, f.k.a. Woodward Iron, f.k.a. Alabama Pipe Company, f.k.a. Lynchburg Foundry, United Defense LP, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., f.k.a. Southern Tool, Huron Valley Steel Corporation, Defendants-Appellants. |
| Docket Number | No. 06-11974.,06-11974. |
| Decision Date | 22 May 2006 |
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240 practice notes
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Mason v. Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, P.C., No. 16-2313
..., 457 F.3d 675, 680 (7th Cir. 2006) ; Frazier v. Pioneer Ams. LLC , 455 F.3d 542, 546 (5th Cir. 2006) ; Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc. , 449 F.3d 1159, 1164 (11th Cir. 2006).We agree with the universal wisdom of our sister circuits for two, interrelated reasons. First, the language of "local ......
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Valdez v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., No. CIV 11–0507 JB/KBM.
...that uniquely affects a particular locality to the exclusion of all others.” Motion at 9 (quoting Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159, 1164 (11th Cir.2006)). They argue that this case presents a local controversy within the exception, because the granting of declaratory and injuncti......
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Evans v. Walter Industries, Inc., No. CV-05-BE-1017-E.
...Circuit reversed, holding that the court's finding of purely local matter was based on "speculation." Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159 (11th Since its return to this court, the Plaintiffs have tried to properly plead their case. The motions to dismiss currently before the court c......
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Ullman v. Safeway Ins. Co., No. CIV 13–0595 JB/RHS.
...insight into the comparative significance of the relief sought against the local defendant, the significant relief prong is not met. See 449 F.3d 1159, 1167 (11th Cir.2006), With respect to subsection (bb), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in Opelousas General Hospi......
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240 cases
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Hirschbach v. Nve Bank, Civil Action No. 06-6183 (SRC).
...Sys. Inc., 457 F.3d 675, 681 (7th Cir.2007); Frazier v. Pioneer Americas LLC, 455 F.3d 542 (5th Cir.2006); Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159 (11th Cir.), rehearing and rehearing en banc denied by 180 Fed.Appx. 146 (11th 3. Defendants explain that they provide information going bac......
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Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc., 10-11471.
...party seeking to remove the case to federal court bears the burden of establishing federal jurisdiction." Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159, 1164 (11th Cir.2006); see also Lowery, 483 F.3d at 1207-08; Miedema, 450 F.3d at 1328. "Where, as here, the plaintiff has not pled a specifi......
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Appert v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Inc., 11–1095.
...generally that the party seeking remand has the burden to establish any exception to CAFA jurisdiction, see Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159, 1164 (11th Cir.2006) (“[W]hen a party seeks to avail itself of an express statutory exception to federal jurisdiction granted under CAFA, ......
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Evans v. Walter Industries, Inc., CV-05-BE-1017-E.
...Circuit reversed, holding that the court's finding of purely local matter was based on "speculation." Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159 (11th Since its return to this court, the Plaintiffs have tried to properly plead their case. The motions to dismiss currently before the court c......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Understanding The Home State Exception To CAFA's Diversity Jurisdiction
...546 (5th Cir. 2006); Hart at 681-81; Serrano v. 180 Connect, Inc., 478 F.3d 1018, 1022-23 (9th Cir. 2007); Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159, 1164 (11th Cir. 12 Hollinger v. Home State Mut. Ins. Co., 654 F.3d 564, 596-70 (6th Cir. 2011); In re Sprint Nextel Corp., 593 F.3d 669, 67......
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Understanding The Home State Exception To CAFA's Diversity Jurisdiction
...546 (5th Cir. 2006); Hart at 681-81; Serrano v. 180 Connect, Inc., 478 F.3d 1018, 1022-23 (9th Cir. 2007); Evans v. Walter Indus., Inc., 449 F.3d 1159, 1164 (11th Cir. 12 Hollinger v. Home State Mut. Ins. Co., 654 F.3d 564, 596-70 (6th Cir. 2011); In re Sprint Nextel Corp., 593 F.3d 669, 67......
1 books & journal articles
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Waste-d Chance: The Risk of Ignoring Judicial Federalism in Local Controversies: Kitchin v. Bridgeton Landfill, LLC.
...of the other defendants to determine whether the local defendant's conduct is a significant basis); see Evans v. Walter Industries, Inc., 449 F.3d 1159 (11th Cir. 2019) (determining that significant means more than a "lesser or minimal role"); see Coleman, 631 F.3d at 1013 (comparing the co......