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IN TilE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR 1'IIE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: lNo: ell - a fi - 1097
;~URY TRIAl DEHA~Eb'
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I,fA~1' 2 1995
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ROE L. FOUST
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WAL-HART STORES, INC.,
Defendant.
DZFENDANT'S NOTICB OF REMOVAL
Defendant, Wal-Mart stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), files this
Notice of Removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 11441(a) and (b) to
remove this action from the Court of Common Pleas of cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, No. 95-2639, in which it is now pendinq, to
the United states District Court for the Middle District of
pennsylvanis, and in support thereof states as follows:
1. On May 17, 1995, Plaintiff Roe L. Foust filed a Summons
only in the Court of Common Pleas of cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, which was issued by the Prothonotary of said court
on that same day and served upon Wal-Mart throuqh CT system on
June 2, 1995.
2. Since Plaintiff only filed a Summons, Wal-Mart has no
information regardinq Plaintiff's damaqes at the time of service.
3. Removal from the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland
County is proper under 20 U.S.C. i1441 (b), which authorizes the
removal of any civil action if "none of the parties in interest,
properly joined and served as defendants is a citizen of a state
in which such action is brought".
4. On June 22, 1995, Wlll-Ml1l't malled II lltipullltion
Limitinq Damaqes to Avoid Removal of Matter to Federal Court to
plaintiff's counsel. To date, Plaintiff has failed to return the
stipulation Limitinq Damaqes to an amount le.. than $50,000.00.
Thus upon information and belief, Plaintiff is seekinq damaqes in
sxcsss of $50,000.00 and the jurisdictional requirements for
removal are met.
5. Wal-Mart is a corporation orqanized under the laws of
the state of Delaware, with its principal place of bueiness in
the state of Arkansas, and, as such, is not a citizen of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It ie unknown where plaintiff
resides.
6. copies of process and pleadinqs served upon Wal-Mart
and filed in the county action are attached to tht. Notice of
Re.oval as Exhibit "A".
7. Copies of the stipulation Limitinq Damaqes to Avoid
Rs.oval of Matter to Federal Court are attached to this Notice of
Re.oval as Exhibit "8".
Wherefore, Wal-Mart respectfully requeete that the County
Action be removed from the Court of Common Pleas of CUmberland
county to the United states District Court for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania.
Respectfully submitted,
BLANK, ROME, COMISKY , McCAULEY
Oatel July ./, 111115
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PATRICK J. McDONNELL
1200 Four Penn Center Plaza
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 569-5500
Fax I (n5) 569-5555
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Wal-Mart stores, Inc.,
BLANK. ROME. COMISKY & McCAULEY
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(215)569-5496
June 22, 1995
Taylor P. Andrews, Esquire
78 W. Pomfret street
Carlisle, PA 17013
REI Roe L. Foust v. Wal-Mart stores, Inc.
No. 95-2639
Dear Mr. Andrews:
We represent
captioned matter.
principal place of
remove this matter
June 28, 1995.
defendant, Wal-Mart stores, Inc. in the above-
Our client, incorporated in Delaware with a
business in Arkansas, has directed us to
to federal court. We intend to do so by
If, prior to that date, you sign and deliver to us the
enclosed Stipulation agreeing that the full amount of any and all
damages your client may be awarded in this matter, if any, shall
not eKceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), we will agree not
to remove the case.
Please call me if you wish to discuss this matter further.
I look forward to hearing from you.
yourG,
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IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBEHLAND COUNTY, PENNSYl.VANIA
CIVIL ACTION. LAW
NO. Y.'i- 1(,1'/ CIVIL J~'I-'h'-'
HOE L. FOUST,
Plaintil!'
WAl.-MAIrJ' STOI~ES, INC..
Dcfc ndant
I'RAt:CII't: FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS
TO THE PHOTHONOTAHY:
Plcase Issue a Writ of Summons In thc ahovc,clIPlioncd action III the hIli owing Defendant:
Wal-Mart Stores. Inc.. u Delaware Corporation
having an office at
701 South Walton Boulcvard
Bcntonville, AR 72716
Authorized Pennsylvania ugcnt for service:
CT Corp.
1635 Markel StrCl.t
Philadelphia, PA 19103
ANDltEWS & JOHNSON
Dale: May (7
.1995
By:
a or . Andrews, Esq.
1. Wesl Pomfrel Slreet
'Carllsle, PA 17013
(717) 243-0123
Supreme Court ID No. 15641
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County of Cumberland
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CERTIFICATE OF 8BRVI~
I, PATRICK J. McDONNELl., hereby certify that on th~~i(jday
of June, 1995, I caused a true and correct copy of the foreqoinq
Entry of Appearance to be served, Y1A United Btates first-class
mail, postage prepaid, and telecopy upon:
Taylor P. Andrews, Esquire
78 W. Pomfret street
Carlisle, PA 17~1
Attorney tor Plai