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Federal Agencies Do Not Have An “Unfettered Right to Litigate in Federal Court” Under 28 U.S.C. § 1442, Holds Seventh Circuit

In Thompson v. Army and Air Force Exchange Service, No. 23-2447 (7th Cir. Jan. 8, 2025), the Seventh Circuit holds that a federal agency that removes an action from state court under 28 U.S.C. § 1442 is not entitled to dismissal in federal court on a finding that the federal court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, andContinue reading “Federal Agencies Do Not Have An “Unfettered Right to Litigate in Federal Court” Under 28 U.S.C. § 1442, Holds Seventh Circuit”

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal Under the Doctrine of Derivative Jurisdiction, But Devises Prospective 30-Day Deadline for Defendants to Raise This Objection

In Ricci v. Salzmanin, No. 19-3035 (7th Cir. Oct. 1, 2020) (per curiam), a two-judge panel affirms dismissal of a complaint removed to federal court, because the state court where it was originally filed lacked jurisdiction, but also holds henceforth that defendants must raise this defect within 30 days of removal. (This is the firstContinue reading “Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal Under the Doctrine of Derivative Jurisdiction, But Devises Prospective 30-Day Deadline for Defendants to Raise This Objection”