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Removal? Snap to it!

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The forum defendant rule normally bars removing a state case to federal court when there is a forum defendant, even if the parties are otherwise diverse. A rarely-used method is the exception to this rule. Using a procedure...more

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Snap Back – Snap Removals Must Have Complete Diversity or Face Remand

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed so-called “Snap Removals” in the case of In re Levy, 52 F.4th 244, 245 (5th Cir. 2022). In Levy, the plaintiff, Calvin Levy, petitioned the Fifth Circuit for a writ of...more

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