5. In ROSE v. GIAMATTI, 721 F.Supp. 906 (S.D. Ohio 1989), Pete Rose, the manager of the...
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5. In ROSE v. GIAMATTI, 721 F.Supp. 906 (S.D. Ohio 1989), Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, filed a state court action to enjoin the Commissioner of Baseball from investigating whether Rose had wagered on ball games in violation of the Rules of Major League Baseball. Rose also named Major League Baseball and the Cincinnati Reds as defendants. The Commissioner removed the action to federal district court in Ohio. Rose, a citizen of Ohio, sought to remand the suit to Ohio state court arguing that because he was a citizen of the same state as the two other defendants, complete diversity was lacking and removal was not proper. The District Court rejected this argument:
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