Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Workman
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided July 31, 2003No. CIV.A. 2:03-0485PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GOODWIN, District Judge.
Pending before the court is the plaintiffs motion to remand [Docket 5]. The plaintiff seeks to remand this civil action to the Circuit Court of Boone County, West Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447. The plaintiff alleges that removal of the action was untimely because two of the four defendants failed to file a timely notice of removal within the thirty day period set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b). For the reasons stated below, the court DENIES the plaintiffs motion to remand.
I. Background
On February 21, 2003, the plaintiff, Douglas M.…
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