Davis Neurology PA v. DoctorDirectory.com. LLC

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

The district court entered judgment on the pleadings for the defendants in this case, and the plaintiff appeals. There is a preliminary issue, however, concerning whether the lawsuit was properly removed from Arkansas state court to federal court. We conclude that the removal was untimely, and that the district court thus lacked jurisdiction to rule on the merits, so we vacate the judgment on the pleadings and remand with directions to return the case to state court.

Ordinarily, a defendant must file a notice of removal in a civil action within thirty days of the date…