United States Seventh Circuit

Federal courts must apply state procedural rules to the parties pre-removal conduct, such as an alleged failure to properly serve or exercise due diligence when serving process.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2001
• Decided 05/21/2001
• Published 05/21/2001

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nicholas C. Dranias (argued), Dranias, Harrington & Wilson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen A. Rehfeldt (argued), Wylie, Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Vanchetto, Wheaton, IL, Marcelline DeFalco, Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, Wheaton, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.