Legal Opinion
Varela v. Flintlock Construction, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 26, 2001No. 01 CIV. 2736(DLC)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COTE, District Judge.
This case requires the Court to decide whether a removal petition is timely when filed less than thirty days after an amended complaint is filed in which the removing party is named for the first time, but over seven years after the inception of the action. In this action, plaintiff Norma Varela (“Varela”) asserts that defendants Flintlock Construction, Inc. (“Flintlock”), Andrew Weiss (“Weiss”) and Gregory Steck (“Steck”) sexually harassed her, unlawfully discharged her, and discriminated against her on the basis of gender and race, in violation of federal and…
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