Legal Opinion
Roy E. Fajen v. Foundation Reserve Insurance Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1982No. 80-1411PublishedCited by 427 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
This lawsuit arises out of plaintiff Roy Fajen’s attempts to enforce a default judgment obtained in Nevada state court. After a series of proceedings in state and federal courts, the United States District Court of New Mexico dismissed the action following its removal from New Mexico state court. We conclude that removal was improper and remand this case with directions to the district court to remand the action to state court.
In 1971 Fajen filed suit in a Nevada district court against William Sublett and Nelda McCallister for personal injuries sustained in an…
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