BERRY v. WAL-MART STORES, EAST, L.P.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HATTIE MAE BERRY, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 21-3496 WAL-MART STORES, EAST, L.P. et al., Defendants. OPINION Slomsky, J. February 2, 2022 I. INTRODUCTION The issue before the Court involves an important procedural question: when is a defendant first put on notice that a case filed in state court is removable to federal court? Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1), a defendant has thirty (30) days to remove a case to federal court after service of the initial pleading, or alternatively, after the point at which the…