Tag Archives: 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)

Time to Remove Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) Triggered by Date Acknowledged by the Parties on the Waiver of Service Rather Than When the Waiver Is Signed or Filed in Court, Holds Split Eighth Circuit Panel

In Monsanto Co.  v.  General Electric Co., No. 24-1230 (8th Cir. Jan. 22, 2025), an Eighth Circuit panel splits over when the 30 days begin to run for a removal petition to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) when the parties use a waiver-of-service procedure. The panel majority holds that the time runs fromContinue reading “Time to Remove Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) Triggered by Date Acknowledged by the Parties on the Waiver of Service Rather Than When the Waiver Is Signed or Filed in Court, Holds Split Eighth Circuit Panel”

Properly Served Defendant Cannot Cure Its Failure to Timely Consent to a Removal Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) by Joining the Opposition to a Motion to Remand, Holds Second Circuit

In Taylor v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 20-742 (2d Cir. Sept. 30, 2021), the Second Circuit holds the defendants to the strict requirements 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b), holding that a defendant that erroneously believed it was not properly served could not retroactively consent to a removal petition after the statutory 30 days by joining the otherContinue reading “Properly Served Defendant Cannot Cure Its Failure to Timely Consent to a Removal Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) by Joining the Opposition to a Motion to Remand, Holds Second Circuit”

Second Circuit Weighs Competing Standards for Federal Officer Removal Under 28 U.S.C. § 1442, Finding Appellate Jurisdiction to Review Remand

In Razmzan v. United States, No. 19-227 (2d Cir. Jan. 26, 2021), the panel holds that removal of an action from state court under 28 U.S.C. § 1442, for federal officer or agent removal, was supported by the factual allegations and that the district court’s remand order could be reviewed on appeal under 28 U.S.C.Continue reading “Second Circuit Weighs Competing Standards for Federal Officer Removal Under 28 U.S.C. § 1442, Finding Appellate Jurisdiction to Review Remand”