Murphy v. Allora

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

On August 19, 1996, plaintiff, Cornelius F. Murphy, Jr., filed a Motion For Judgment in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. Asserting the existence of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the defendant, Jennifer L. Allox*a, removed the action to this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1446. In response, Murphy, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), filed a Motion to Remand to the Virginia court, arguing that Allora had failed to remove the action within the time provided by 28…