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· 6/12/1997

McKnight v. Illinois Central Railroad

Citations

  • 967 F. Supp. 182
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8647
  • 1997 WL 327107

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that the thirty-day period for removing cases to federal court begins when defendant receives copy of initial pleading through any means, not just service of process
  • “[t]he right to remove a case to federal court may be waived by acts taken in the state court, subsequent to the creation of the right to remove.”

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Judges: Duval

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