Legal Opinion
Craig v. Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-321PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs move for remand of this case to state court, arguing that defendants filed their petition for removal after the expiration of the mandatory time limitation contained in the removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1446. The issue for decision is whether the praecipe for a writ of summons and the summons used in Pennsylvania procedure are, when served together, an initial pleading for purposes of the removal statute such that receipt of them would start the time for filing a removal petition to run.
Plaintiffs filed a praecipe for a writ of summons in the Court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. SheetsSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- J. D. Bradley v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- H. B. Ardison and Johnnie Wilson v. Usbaldo O. VillaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Kaneshiro v. North American Co. for Life & Health InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1980
- International Equity Corp. v. Pepper and Tanner, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Foster v. Harris Trust And Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Rowe v. MarderDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Entrekin v. Fisher Scientific Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
- Foster v. Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Zawacki v. Penpac, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
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