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LUZERNE COUNTY CONVENTION v. TP. OF WILKES-BARRE

No. 3:99-CV-2195.

78 F.Supp.2d 356 (1999)

LUZERNE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, v. The TOWNSHIP OF WILKES-BARRE, Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

December 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moses, Moses, Gelso & Prociak, Wilkes Barre, PA, for Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, plaintiff.

Bruce J. Phillips, McHugh, Wetzel, Caverly & Phillips, Wilkes Barre, PA, John Rodgers, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for Township of Wilkes-Barre, defendant.

MEMORANDUM

MUNLEY, District Judge.

Before the court for consideration is the defendant's notice of removal. The plaintiff is the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, and the defendant is the Township of Wilkes-Barre. After a review of the matter, we find that the Tax Injunction Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1341, divests us of jurisdiction to entertain this matter.

Background

On January 25, 1999, the defendant passed an ordinance imposing...

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