United States Sixth Circuit

In a suit alleging breach of contract and violations of Michigan law relating to rates charged for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's provision of water to residents of plaintiff-municipality, denial of plaintiff's motion to remand is reversed where a substantial, disputed question of federal law was not a necessary element of either of plaintiff's state-law claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2007
• Published 07/23/2007

Judges

• Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge;  DAUGHTREY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  George G. Constance, City of Warren Legal Department, Warren, Michigan, for Appellant.  Robert J. Franzinger, Dykema Gossett, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  George G. Constance, William H. Hackel III, City of Warren Legal Department, Warren, Michigan, for Appellant.  Robert J. Franzinger, Dykema Gossett, Detroit, Michigan, Jill M. Wheaton, Dykema Gossett, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellee.