Legal Opinion
Hinkle's Jeep Sales, Inc. v. Villa Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 26, 1981No. 81-151-CIV-EBDPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD B. DAVIS, District Judge.
Federal and state rules of procedure combine with a recently-enacted federal removal statute to bring out the vagaries of each as the parties to this action jockey for jurisdiction, each preferring its favorite forum. At issue is the plaintiff’s motion to remand this cause to the Florida circuit court from whence it came. The problem comes from the constraints of Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A review of the procedural background of this action is vital to comprehension of the issue at hand and this Court’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ramiro Arango and Gabriella Arango, Individually, Etc., Plaintiffs v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- American Cyanamid Company v. Robert A. McGheeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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