Romia Pritchett, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Individuals Similarly Situated v. Office Depot, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• ‘When a matter is removed to federal court, it is not traditionally viewed as recommenced, nor as a new cause of action.”
• “[T]he general federal rule [is] that a lawsuit is commenced at a discrete moment in time: the filing of the original complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction.”
• “Where the language of a statute is arguably ambiguous, courts also look to public policy considerations to cast further elucidation on Congress’ likely intent.”
• ʺWhen a matter is removed to federal court, it is not traditionally viewed as recommenced, nor as a new cause of action.ʺ
• “It is well-established that statutes conferring jurisdiction upon the federal courts, and particularly removal statutes, are to be narrowly construed in light of [their] constitutional role as limited tribunals.”
• “It is well-established that statutes conferring jurisdiction upon the federal courts, and particularly removal statutes, are to be narrowly construed in light of our constitutional role as limited tribunals.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).