McCrary v. Kansas City Southern Railroad

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• concluding that a rule 202 proceeding is not a civil action because “it asserts no claim or cause of action upon which relief can be granted
• concluding that Rule 27 petitions “are not generally removable under § 1441.”
• discussing Rule 202 in finding case was not removable until the plaintiff filed an original petition asserting claims
• request for pre-action discovery pursuant to a Texas statute is “merely a pre-suit request for [disclosure] to investigate a potential claim or suit.”
• “Rule 202 Requests are not generally removable under § 1441,” but notes at footnote 4 that: “The court makes no determination of whether Rule 202 Requests are removable pursuant to other federal statutes such as the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651.”

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