Walker v. Trailer Transit, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “30-day removal clock does not begin to run until the defendant receives a pleading or other paper that affirmatively and unambiguously reveals that the predicates for removal are present.” Walker v. Trailer Transit, Inc., 727 F.3d 819 , 824 (7th Cir.2013) (collecting cases); see also Romulus v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., 770 F.3d 67 , 78 (1st Cir.2014) (holding that an email correspondence from a plaintiff to a defendant, based-on discovery produced by a defendant, was an”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Judon v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America · Collier v. SP Plus Corp.

2. “the timeliness inquiry is limited to examining contents of the clock-triggering pleading or other litigation paper; the question is whether that document, on its face or in combination with earlier-filed pleadings, provides specific and unambiguous notice that the case satisfies federal jurisdictional requirements and therefore is removable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cutrone v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. · 316 F. Supp. 3d 1066 - Ayotte v. Boeing Co.

3. “This bright-line rule promotes clarity and ease of administration for the courts, discourages evasive or ambiguous statements by plaintiffs in their pleadings and other litigation papers, and reduces guesswork and wasteful protective removals by defendants.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 316 F. Supp. 3d 1066 - Ayotte v. Boeing Co.