Kline v. Security Guards, Inc.

Page 246

386 F.3d 246

Daulph KLINE; Terry Kline, individually, and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated; David J. Bigg; Joseph T. Coulson; Robert L. Lash; John M. Spears, Jr., William Allen; James Allen; John Alsvan; Edward Anderson; Kenneth Arters, Jr.; Tony Azzarello; Terry Bachert; Glenn Balthaser; Thomas Bartashus; Francis Beierschmitt; Gerald Bender; Joe Bickelman; Brett Billings; Joseph Biscanti; Vernon Bloom, Jr.; Michael Bodolus; Christopher Born; Patricia Borrell; Jeffrey Boston; David M. Bramley; Thomas Breneman; William Brown; John Bugera; Anthony Buono; Anthony Calcagno, Jr.; Joseph Cardell; Richard Carl; William Carpenter; Alan Clouser; Frank Crammer, Jr.; Alfred Crammer, Jr.; Terry Crossely; Robert Crupi; Andrew Cuccaro, Jr.; Lee Dalton; Minh Dao; Robert Davidson; Brent Davis; Timothy Debeck; Margaret Decker; Mark Detterline; Kenneth Dewald; Thomas Dietrich; John Dilallo; Brian Doerrman; Kenneth Eckert; Bernard Ehrets; Antonio Espinosa; Joseph Essick; Gary Ettel; Bart Faust; Stephen Faust; Edward Felegi; Bruce Fishburn; William Fisher; Gerald Fogarty; Raymond Folk, Jr.; Michael Frey; Richard Fritz, Jr., Derk Fronheiser; Casey Ganster; John Gasperetti; James Gasperetti; Sandra Gawne; Dennis Gay; Donald Geddio; George Geiger; Ronald Gorey; Carl Graeff; Ritchie Greth; Perry Griesemer; Gill Grove; Joe Guido; Jeffrey Hannahoe; Douglas Harris; Richard Harris; Jay Hartman; John Heft; Roderick Heller; Glenn Helman; Rich Herb; James Hess; Rose Marie Hessler; Patrick Hollywood; Thomas Holt; John Hornberger; Michael Hubiak; Kevin Impink; Gary James; Chris Jones; Edwin Jones; Marvin Kachel; John Kahn, Jr.; Walter Katchur; Harry Kauffman; Allan Kehl; Mark Kerber; Larry Kline; William Kocur; Mark Krammes; Albert Kuklis; Gary Lechner; Terry Leese; Byron Leiby; Grant Leonti; Todd Lesher; John Lisa; Robert Long; Walter Loose; Edward Lubas; David Lucarelli; Raymond Lutz, III; Gary Madara; James Markus; Karl Mattern; Jeffrey Maulick; Jesse May; Eugene McClure; Richard Mersinger; Lawrence Miccicke, Jr.; Walter Miller; Richard Miller; Thomas Moyer; Richard Mulholland; Michael Mulligan; Thomas Mulutzie; R. Mundell; John Murray; Christopher Neithamer; Raymond Neuheimer; Dawn Niedzielski; Vito Ninfo; Ray Overton, Jr.; George Palm, Jr.; Howard Palmer; Donald Papp; Craig Pawling; David Phillips; William Piano; Tim Ponatoski; Ronald Porrino; Rory Quinter; Terry Raezer; Daniel Reeves; Keith Reichart; Shirley Reichart; Jeffrey Reifsnyder; Dennis Remp; Louis Reyes; Floyd Rhodes, IV; Louis Rodino; Jeffrey Rothermel; George Saltzman, 3rd; Randy Sanders; Samuel Schaefer; Michael Schaeffer; Terry Schaeffer, Sr.; John Schaich; Randy Schies; Linda Schlegel; Darrell Schlegel, Sr.; Dallas Schliecher; Thomas Schwartz; Anthony Sedoti; Eugene Sedoti; James Seltzer; Timothy Sherman; Gene Shimp; George Shirey, Jr.; Christopher Shoemaker; George Shupp; Paul Silk; Joseph Spica; Richard Stichter; Curtis Stiely; Douglas Strohl; Theodore Sullivan; Norman Sunday; Joseph Tokonitz; Frederick Trate, Jr.; Walters Vacula; Richard Valentine; Barry Walters; David Walters; Brian Walters; Richard Wawrzyniak, Jr.; Larry Webber; Kenneth Weidenheimer; Kenneth

Weikel; Victor Weller, Jr.; Calvin Williams; Lawrence Williams, Jr.; Robert Williamson; Richard Wolf; Marc Wolfe; Mike Xavios; Terry Zerbe; John Ziats; Steve Arthur; William Bangs; William Barnhart; Thomas Barrett; Raymond Barton; Marlin Bashore; Brian Bates; Peter Becker; Ron Bessil, Jr.; Helen Billman; Jay Blankenbiller; Bradford Boll; Robert Bord; Paul Boyer; Gregory Boyer; Sam Brobst; Robert Chila, Sr.; Lewis Collins; Brian Conrad; Ferrell Cooper; Gary Cooper; Robert Coulter; Michael Davidson; David Deangelo; Paul Delbo, Sr.; Richard Diehl; Larry Durham; Glenn Fisher; Evan Fournris; Anthony Gatto, Jr.; Stephen Geras; Alfred Giacomini; George Grenus; Lafayette Hayes; John Heckman, Sr.; Randy Hertzog; Dennis Hill; John Horning; Shawn Ingram; Stanley Johnson; Russell Kline; Lester Klock; Richard Koharcheck; Keith Krammes; Robin Krick; Steven Kruszewski; Raymond Kubacki, Jr.; S. Keith Kulp; Patricia Layton; Thomas Lechner; Theodore Lewis; Joseph Lisa; Rosalie Long; Joseph Marone; George Matalavage; James May; Jack McNerny, Jr.; William Merriweather; H. David Miller; Jane Miller; William Molina; Andrew Moore; Gary Moyer; Scott Neithamer; Glenn Newcomb; Maurio Peta; Gerard Peterka; Randall Phillips; Richard Phillips; William Pickup, Jr.; Mike Pinkasavage; Ronald Pressley; Jeffrey Prince; Don Quire; Steven Reichart; Winfred Roman; Kevin Rorke; Barry Schaeffer; Donald Schien; Todd Swartz; Gene Sedoti; William Shupp, III; Annette Sicenavage; James Simmons; Barry Snyder; Robert Snyder, Jr., D. Stubblebine; Angelo Taddeo; Stephen Thompson; Terry Trayer; John Walchak, Jr.; Robert Wallace; Arlan Weaver; Terry Wenz; Ron Wessner; Wade Wessner; Richard Wolf; Robert Yenser; Charles Zambiasi; Gregory D. Arters; Aaron C. Aughtry; Kenneth Bair; Glenn D. Bearstier; Dale A. Bender; Mario Bisbano; Harry E. Bowers, Jr.; Jimmie Caldwell; Joseph T. Coulston, Jr.; Howard C. Crawford, Jr.; Kurt D. Dahms; Gregory L. Duffin; Patrick J. Duggan; Roy M. Flowers; Leroy G. Frey; Michael J. Galavage; Nathan A. Garber; Derrick L. Graves; Arnel C. Greth; Michael R. Hansford; Steven J. Hauger; Denis J. Heydt; John J. Homka, Jr.; Marc Huntzinger; Thomas C. Isett; Christopher W. Jones; Robert C. Jones; Individually and in his capacity as Pottstown Borough Manager; Timothy O. Kahl; Diane Leffler; Gerald E. Lutz; William M. McAndrew; Scott R. Mell; Jeffrey S. Noll; George R. O'Neill; Ricky C. Oswald; Kenneth A. Planer; William H. Ravert; Salvatore L. Rizzo; Gregory C. Sancinella; Richard D. Tolland; Kenneth Warfield; Gary L. Weiss; Larry L. Wolfe; Joseph E. Yakaitis; Francis M. Zeller; John Contsicos; Harold J. Fasig; Charles E. Felty, Jr.; Dale Fox; Carl Furillo; Michael Gross; Tom Holland; Mark K. Oudinot; Jeffrey G. Raczka, Sr.; Gerald B. Rhoads; Anthony W. Rotkiske, Jr.; Richard J. Seisler, II; Joseph F. Shoumlisky, Appellants in No. 03-3404 Cross Appellees in Nos. 03-3610 and 03-3620 v. SECURITY GUARDS, INC. Appellant in No. 03-3610 Cross Appellee in No. 03-3404

Dana Corporation Appellant in No. 03-3620 Cross Appellee in No. 03-3404.

No. 03-3404, 03-3610, 03-3620.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Argued June 29, 2004.

Filed October 6, 2004.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2003 WL 22271672, Linda K. Caracappa, J Joseph F. Roda (Argued), Roda & Nast, Lancaster, PA, for Daulph Kline, et al. Appellants in No. 03-3404 Cross Appellees in Nos. 03-3610 and 03-3620.

Scott L. Vernick, Joshua Horn (Argued), Emil J. Kiehne, Fox Rothschild, Philadelphia, PA, for Security Guards, Inc. Appellant in No. 03-3610 Cross Appellee in No. 03-3404.

Scott F. Cooper (Argued), Scott A. Mayer, Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, for Dana Corporation Appellant in No. 03-3620 Cross Appellee in No. 03-3404.

Before AMBRO, ALDISERT and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

Daulph Kline and Terry Kline brought suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, against Dana Corporation ("Dana"), Security Guards, Inc. ("SGI"), and Radio Maintenance, Inc. ("RMI"; collectively, the "Defendants") asserting numerous claims arising under Pennsylvania law. Defendants thereafter removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, contending that Appellants' claims were completely preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act ("LMRA"), 29 U.S.C. § 185. RMI was ultimately dismissed as a party and judgment was entered in favor of Dana and SGI. This appeal followed. Because we conclude that the District Court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over any of the state law claims asserted in the complaint, we will vacate the judgment and remand to the District Court with instructions to return this case to the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.

I.

This case arises out of Dana's alleged surveillance of its hourly employees at one of its facilities in Reading, Pennsylvania. Dana, a Virginia corporation, is a manufacturer of automobile and truck assembly components. During the relevant period, its hourly employees working at the facility were represented by the United Steel Workers of America, Local 3733 (the "Union") and were subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") between Dana and the Union.

On September 28, 1998, Dana installed an audio and video surveillance system in an entryway at its Reading facility. The system was allegedly purchased from, and installed by, RMI. It consisted of two cameras with built-in microphones, a monitor with a built-in speaker, and a twenty-four hour video cassette recorder. The system enabled Dana to monitor the entryway, which was the location at which its hourly employees were required to "punch-in." The cameras automatically sent video and audio signals to the monitor, which was located in a guard booth adjacent to the entryway. The guard booth was operated by employees of SGI, a Pennsylvania corporation, which had contracted with Dana since 1989 to provide it with security services. The SGI guards operating the booth reported to, and were supervised by, Dana managers.

Approximately one week after installation of the system, two hourly employees at the Reading facility, Terry and Daulph Kline, learned from certain SGI guards operating the guard booth that the surveillance system had the capacity to transmit to the monitor oral communications taking place in the entryway. The Klines then reported this fact to their Union representatives. Over the course of the following weeks, the Union made inquiries of Dana's management concerning its use of the surveillance system. These inquiries resulted in the removal of the system on October 29, 1998.

Terry and Daulph Kline filed a complaint against Defendants in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks...