Moore v. Firedoor Corporation of America

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff has moved to remand this action to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County on the ground that the petition for removal was not timely under 28 U.S.C.A. 1446(b), which, as amended in 1949 and before a further amendment on Sept. 29, 1965, 1 provided:

“§ 1446. Procedure for removal « * * «

“(b) The petition for removal of a civil action or proceeding shall be filed within thirty days after the receipt by the defendant, through service or otherwise, of a copy of the initial pleading setting forth the claim for relief upon which such action or proceeding is based, or…