Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Nassif
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 21, 2015No. Case No. 1:15-cv-1409PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
T.S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge
This seven-count state tort action between non-diverse parties was initially filed in state court but then timely removed by defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1446(a) and 1442(a)(1), the so-called “federal officer” removal statute. Plaintiff now seeks a remand on the ground that this removal basis does not apply in this case.
Because the issues raised have been fully briefed, the matter is now ripe for disposition. Oral argument is unnecessary and dispensed with as it would not aid the decisional process. For the reasons that…
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