State of Ohio et al v. Pitts et al

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State of Ohio et al v. Pitts et al

Petitioner:	Devin Branch, Kelvin Erby and Tracy Udrija-Peters
Respondent:	Christopher Pitts, Earnest Smith, Khadijah Guy, Brandon King, Willa Hemmons, Belinda Kyle and Joie Graham
3rd_pty_defendant:	Nathaniel Martin and Barbara J. Thomas
3rd_party_plaintiff:	Christopher Pitts, Belinda Kyle, Brandon King, Khadijah Guy, Joie Graham, Willa Hemmons and Earnest Smith
Case Number:	1:2017cv00385
Filed:	February 24, 2017
Court:	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Office:	Cleveland Office
County:	Cuyahoga
Presiding Judge:	Patricia A. Gaughan
Nature of Suit:	Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action:	42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By:	Plaintiff

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March 3, 2017	Filing 6 Memorandum of Opinion and Order: This is an action originally filed in state court involving the "rights" to certain city council seats in the City of East Cleveland. Third-party plaintiffs removed this matter based on the contents of the third-party complaint. This Court has an inherent duty to ensure jurisdiction with respect to the cases over which it presides. Having reviewed the notice of removal, the Court finds that federal jurisdiction is lacking. Therefore, the Court sua sponte remands this matter to state court. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 3/3/17. (LC,S) re 3

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March 3, 2017

Filing 6 Memorandum of Opinion and Order: This is an action originally filed in state court involving the "rights" to certain city council seats in the City of East Cleveland. Third-party plaintiffs removed this matter based on the contents of the third-party complaint. This Court has an inherent duty to ensure jurisdiction with respect to the cases over which it presides. Having reviewed the notice of removal, the Court finds that federal jurisdiction is lacking. Therefore, the Court sua sponte remands this matter to state court. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 3/3/17. (LC,S) re 3

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Petitioner: Devin Branch
Represented By:	Darryl E. Pittman
Represented By:	Robert Smith, III
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Petitioner: Kelvin Erby
Represented By:	Darryl E. Pittman
Represented By:	Robert Smith, III
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Petitioner: Tracy Udrija-Peters
Represented By:	Darryl E. Pittman
Represented By:	Robert Smith, III
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Respondent: Christopher Pitts
Represented By:	Willa Hemmons
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Respondent: Earnest Smith
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Respondent: Khadijah Guy
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Respondent: Brandon King
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Respondent: Willa Hemmons
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Respondent: Belinda Kyle
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Respondent: Joie Graham
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3rd_pty_defendant: Nathaniel Martin
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3rd_pty_defendant: Barbara J. Thomas
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3rd_party_plaintiff: Christopher Pitts
Represented By:	Willa Hemmons
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3rd_party_plaintiff: Belinda Kyle
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3rd_party_plaintiff: Brandon King
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3rd_party_plaintiff: Joie Graham
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3rd_party_plaintiff: Willa Hemmons
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3rd_party_plaintiff: Earnest Smith
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