Hendricks
Hendricks v. Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Whaley, J.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS TO REMAND
Before the Court are motions to remand brought by Plaintiffs in each of the above-captioned cases: Ct. Rec._in S.D. Cal. No. 00-CV-2524-RHW; Ct. Rec. _ in S.D. Cal. No. 00-CV-2525-RHW; Ct. Rec. _ in S.D. Cal. No. 01-CV-387-RHW; Ct. Rec._in N.D. Cal. No. C-01-838RHW; and Ct. Rec_in N.D. Cal. No. C-01-178-RHW. Oral argument was heard on these motions on June 27, 2001. Attorney appearances are noted in the official minutes. For the reasons below, the motions are granted and these matters are remanded to the state courts from which they were removed.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs in each case allege that Defendants engaged in anticompetitive conduct while participating in California’s energy market, thereby artificially and illegally inflating the wholesale and retail prices of electricity in that state. Plaintiffs originally filed suit in state court, alleging that Defendants’ conduct violated California’s Cartwright Act and other sections of the California Business and Professions Code prohibiting unfair or unlawful business practices. Various Defendants then removed the actions to federal court in their respective districts, arguing, inter…