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Parties Involved:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Defendant
The Flintkote Company
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

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SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP,

Defendant.

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No. C 06-03565 MHP

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

Re: Motion to Remand

Plaintiff The Flintkote Company (“Flintkote”) filed this action against defendant Sullivan &

Cromwell LLP (“S&C”) in San Francisco County Superior Court on May 24, 2006. Flintkote

alleges that S&C has improperly refused to deliver to Flintkote certain client files associated with

S&C’s previous representation of Flintkote. S&C timely removed to this court on June 2, 2006.

In support of removal, S&C argues that the question presented by Flintkote’s complaint is a

“core” bankruptcy matter and therefore subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction under In re Gruntz,

202 F.3d 1074 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). In a separate order filed concurrently herewith in case

number C 05-03051, the court rejects S&C’s reading of Gruntz and concludes that state courts retain

concurrent jurisdiction over core bankruptcy matters. For the reasons stated in that order,

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which are equally applicable here, Flintkote’s motion to remand is GRANTED. A certified copy of

this order shall be sent to the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, and the clerk shall

close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 27, 2006 

MARILYN HALL PATEL

District Judge

United States District Court

Northern District of California

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