Legal Opinion
Foster v. Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 19, 1993No. 92-1062PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, a state court civil action over which a federal district court has original jurisdiction is normally removable to the appropriate federal district court in that state. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b), a defendant has thirty days from the time the defendant receives the initial pleadings notifying it of federal jurisdiction to file a Notice of Removal in the district court.1 On this appeal, we are asked to consider what constitutes sufficient notice to trigger the running of the thirty-day period.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Foster v. Chesapeake Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Rowe v. MarderDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Whitaker v. American Telecasting, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Snapper, Inc. v. RedanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Steven Papp v. Fore-Kast Sales Co IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2016
- Foster v. Harris Trust And Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Paros Properties LLC v. Colorado Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
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