Main Street Renewal LLC v. United Financial Casualty Company and Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI MAIN STREET RENEWAL LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY ) No. 4:26-cv-01385-JMD COMPANY and ATLANTIC ) CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The unanimity rule for removing a case to federal court requires that all defendants consent to the removal within 30 days of service. Christiansen v. W. Branch Cmty. Sch. Dist.,

674 F.3d 927, 932

(8th Cir. 2012). What happens if a defendant violates this rule but nobody moves for remand? The Court concludes that a district court can…