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PHOENIX CONTAINER, L.P. v. SOKOLOFF

No. 00-1466.

235 F.3d 352 (2000)

PHOENIX CONTAINER, L.P., and Yasar Samarah, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ken SOKOLOFF, et al., Defendants. Appeal of James Florio.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. O'Brien (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Daniel J. McMahon (argued), Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Exactly 30 days after being served with process in a suit filed in state court, James Florio filed a notice of removal, asserting that complete-diversity of citizenship among the parties brought the case within federal jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441(a). All defendants joined Florio's notice, an essential step. See Hanrick v. Hanrick, 153 U.S. 192, 14 S.Ct. 835, 38 L.Ed. 685 (1894...

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