Opinion ID: 779792
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Lucente's Complaint

Text: 22 Lucente filed his Complaint (Original Complaint) in Alabama state court in 1999. IBM removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and then successfully moved to transfer the case to the Southern District of New York (McMahon, J. ). 23 Lucente's Original Complaint began by stating, in summary fashion, that IBM has breached, or has expressed an unequivocal intent to breach, its contractual obligations under the 1982 and 1989 Plans. (R. at 21). Then, in Count One of the Complaint, Lucente specified that IBM has breached its obligations under the Plans by notifying Lucente that IBM has cancelled Lucente's Restricted Stock awards and his unexpired stock options. (R. at 28). The Complaint further alleged that IBM prevented Lucente from exercising his stock options and denied him his restricted stock. (R. at 28). In its Answer and Counterclaim, IBM asserted a claim for breach of contract based on Lucente's purported violation of the non-competition provisions of the Letter Agreement and sought $675,000. Following discovery, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment.