Nissan filed a notice of removal in Madison County Circuit Court on May 27. The notice states Nissan is moving the case to U.S. District Court due to diversity and federal question issues. The parties are from different states and the amount of the controversy in question is over $75,000. There is a federal question because the City of Canton claimed in its pleadings Nissan violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The case has been assigned to Judge Carleton Reeves and Magistrate Linda Anderson.
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True dat!
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Well, removal to Federal Court most likely signals the end of this case. Pretty asinine attempt from the inception.
Andrew Newcomb
Truly personally made his base by helping thousands achieve disability and defrauding workman's comp. He is another lifer in office thanks to graft and self made reparations. His medical license if it hasn't been revoked should be, up there with Malcolm Taylor who "found" phen-phen heart damage on echo, only later to be rebuked by multiple other cardiologists. What a fucking joke.
Interesting. I think I would have wanted Judge Chapman hearing this case.
Do I hear the Madison County Judges breathing a sigh of relief for taking this thing away from them?
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I would, too. For that matter, if I were defending, I would almost prefer Emfinger, with 6 months' civil experience tops.
Why? Because I think he'd focus on the salient points and not get distracted. The whole Equal Protection thing is a red herring.
All the judge needs to do is look at the first exhibit to the original complaint, then at the special legislation and Musgrove's signature.
I could envision Emfinger dispensing with it quite quickly. A second-year moot court team could read the pleadings and rule.
The City of Canton is a creature of the Legislature. The Legislature should revoke Canton's charter for trying this stunt.
Wal-Mart better run. The entire city needs to burn. Nothing good in it
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