Legal Opinion
Tony Woodard, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Stp Corporation and First Brands Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 23, 1999No. 97-6581PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, Tony Woodard, filed this suit on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against the defendants in Alabama state court. The state court — prior to any service of process on the defendants — granted conditional class certification. The defendants, after receiving the complaint, removed the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on the basis of diversity of citizenship. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (1994). The plaintiff moved the district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), to remand the case to state court.…
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