Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Benson and Susan J. Benson v. Si Handling Systems, Inc., and Bt Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1999No. 99-2700PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Defendants removed this tort suit from state to federal court under the diversity jurisdiction, but the district judge soon remanded it, ruling that the papers did not establish that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. Back in state court, plaintiffs revealed in discovery that they suffered more than $75,000 in damages. Defendants filed a second notice of removal, and again the district judge remanded — not because of any jurisdictional problem, for the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) are satisfied, but because in the judge’s view successive removals are…
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