SIERMINSKI v. TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL CORP.

No. 99-4371.

216 F.3d 945 (2000)

Bonnie SIERMINSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Ware Cornell, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Lewis Sapp, Kelly Michael Hundley, Elarbee, Thompson & Trapnell, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, RONEY and FAY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This retaliatory discharge case was originally filed in state court and removed to federal court. The appeal raises the question, one of first impression in this Circuit, whether in determining the propriety of removal, the district court may consider evidence submitted after the removal petition is filed. We hold that the Court may consider such evidence, but only to establish the facts present at the time of removal. Plaintiff Bonnie Sierminski...

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