Tag Archives: Federal Officer Removal

Fourth Circuit Panel Holds 2-1 That Defendants Won the Race to the Courthouse Under 28 U.S.C. § 1447, Filing a Notice of Appeal That Stayed the District Court’s Authority to Remand a Removed Case Back to State Court

In City of Martinsville, Va. v. Express Scripts, Inc., No. 24-1912 (4th Cir. Feb. 10, 2025), a 2-1 panel holds that because the defendant filed its appeal before the district court physically mailed a remand order to state court under 28 U.S.C. § 1447, the order had no legal effect. The panel judges differ overContinue reading “Fourth Circuit Panel Holds 2-1 That Defendants Won the Race to the Courthouse Under 28 U.S.C. § 1447, Filing a Notice of Appeal That Stayed the District Court’s Authority to Remand a Removed Case Back to State Court”

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”

Eighth Circuit Holds That Hospital’s Creation of Online Patient Portal Did Not Bring State-Law Privacy Claim Within the Federal Officer Removal Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1)

In Doe v. BJC Health Sys., No. 23-1107 (8th Cir. Dec. 28, 2023), the Eighth Circuit – rejecting the persuasive authority of two district court opinions – holds that a hospital’s adoption of a online patient portal under the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act did not bring a state-lawContinue reading “Eighth Circuit Holds That Hospital’s Creation of Online Patient Portal Did Not Bring State-Law Privacy Claim Within the Federal Officer Removal Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1)”

Injunctive Order in State-Court Action Removed to Federal Court Not Immediately Appealable Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), Holds Sixth Circuit

In Schuler v. Adams, No. 21-1613 (6th Cir. Mar. 7, 2022), the Sixth Circuit faces the novel question of whether a preliminary injunction entered in a state-court action before it is removed to federal court can be immediately appealed under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). The panel dismisses the appeal, holding that it has “jurisdiction onlyContinue reading “Injunctive Order in State-Court Action Removed to Federal Court Not Immediately Appealable Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), Holds Sixth 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”

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”