United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit where defendants accused of false prosecution for insurance fraud sought classification as federal employees for purposes of federal jurisdiction, defendants' appeal of the district court's denial of federal employee status is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where a statute, as interpreted in Osborn v. Haley, 127 S. Ct. 881 (2007), that prohibits review of an order remanding a case back to the state court from which it was removed rendered the appeal unreviewable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/12/2007
• Decided 04/20/2007
• Published 04/20/2007

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven J. Sersic (argued), Rubino, Ruman, Crosmer, Cerven, Smith & Sersic, Dyer, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., James R. Branit (argued), Bullaro, Carton & Stone, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants., Howard S. Scher (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.