Legal Opinion
STEWART v. LEWIS
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 2019No. 2:19-cv-00847Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NORA STEWART, ) ) ) 2:19-cv-00847-NR Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) DEBORAH LEWIS, et. al. ) ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) OPINION J. Nicholas Ranjan, United States District Judge This case presents two novel procedural questions under the amended removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1441. First, what happens when a plaintiff files a lawsuit in state court with a federal- question claim and completely unrelated state-law claims, and then the case is removed to federal court? Before 2011, district courts had discretion in how to deal with…
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