Broderick v. Dellasandro

MEMORANDUM

BARTLE, District Judge.

We face a motion to remand this diversity action to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Plaintiffs contend that the defendant failed to remove the case to this court within the thirty day time limit provided in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b). Our decision depends on what Congress meant by the words “other paper” in the procedure it has established for removal.

This action arises out of an automobile accident which occurred on July 23, 1992 in Philadelphia. At the time of the accident, all parties were residents of the State of New Jersey. In November, 1993,…