Ninth Circuit· 1/27/2009

Moore-Thomas v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Citations

553 F.3d 1241
14 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 807
185 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2936
2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 1326
2009 WL 174908

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noting that the Railway Labor Act provides that disputes between airlines and their employees must be submitted to the National Adjustment Board as opposed to permitting a private cause of action, and concluding that complete preemption cannot exist
finding no complete preemption where a statute did not permit disputes “to be filed initially in federal court”
overruling Grote v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 905 F.2d 1307 (9th Cir. 1990)
“[A]ny doubt about the right of removal 15 requires resolution in favor of remand.” (citation omitted)
“The removal statute is strictly construed, and any doubt about the right of removal requires resolution in favor of remand.” (citation omitted)
“The 6 removal statute is strictly construed, and any doubt about the right of removal requires resolution 7 in favor of remand.”

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Judges: Tashima, Smith, Wu

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