84Partners, LLC v. General Dynamics Electric Boat

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How courts have described this case

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• holding that a condemnor railroad in a condemnation proceeding is the true plaintiff for removal purposes even though a state statute required captioning the railroad as the defendant
• holding that railroad company was considered the plaintiff under Section 1441(a) and not authorized to remove case to federal court where it was attempting 3 See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a
• holding that railroad company was considered the plaintiff under Section 1441(a) and not authorized to remove case to federal court where it was attempting 3 See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a
• noting that state “procedural provisions cannot control the privilege of removal granted by the federal statute”
• stating that when the jurisdiction of the state district court is invoked, an eminent domain action becomes civil in nature
• affirming Shamrock and holding that the defendant railroad was a plaintiff for purposes of the removal statute despite state procedural rule stating it should be docketed as the defendant

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