United States Seventh Circuit

Where the case was removed to federal court by a newly-named defendant ten months after the complaint was filed and in the midst of litigation, the district court on remand must develop the record regarding the propriety of removal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2003
• Decided 04/28/2004
• Published 04/28/2004

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Phillip H. Hamilton (Argued), Farrell, Hunter, Hamilton & Julian, Godfrey, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee., David Antognoli (Argued), Hopkins Goldenberg, Edwardsville, IL, Irene C. Freidel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Boston, MA, Craig A. Varga (Argued), Varga, Berger, Ledsky, Hayes & Casey, Chicago, IL, P.K. Johnson, Jr., Johnson & Johnson, Belleville, IL, for Defendants-Appellees., Scott D. Bjorseth, Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis, Alton, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.