United States Sixth Circuit

Judgment on the pleadings for defendants on plaintiffs-shareholders' breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation actions involving certain alleged improper tax accounting is reversed where the district court lacked jurisdiction over the cases at issue, and erred in denying plaintiffs' motions to remand.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2006
• Published 01/26/2006

Judges

• Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MARTIN, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, McKEAGUE, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Eric H. Zagrans, ZAGRANS LAW FIRM, Elyria, Ohio, for Appellants.  Mitchell G. Blair, CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Eric H. Zagrans, ZAGRANS LAW FIRM, Elyria, Ohio, Eben O. McNair IV, SCHWARZWALD & McNAIR, Cleveland, Ohio, Robert D. Gary, Lorain, Ohio, Thomas R. Theado, GARY, NAEGELE & THEADO, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants.  Mitchell G. Blair, Colleen M. O'Neil, Tracy S. Johnson, CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.