Lang v. Social Security Administration

BYE, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a garnishment action brought by Geraldine Lang in Minnesota state court against the Social Security Administration (SSA) was removed to federal court in a timely manner. The district court held the government complied with the thirty-day time limit for removal set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b). We disagree, and therefore reverse and remand with instructions to the district court to remand this case to state court.

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On December 26, 2007, Lang obtained a Minnesota state court judgment for unpaid child support against her…