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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE BOUCHARD, MARGULES & FRIEDLANDER, PA, a Delaware professional corporation, Plaintiff, v. DAVID H. BROOKS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
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DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF REMOVAL Defendant David H. Brooks ("Brooks") files this Notice of Removal and respectfully shows as follows: Procedural Status Plaintiff filed its Complaint on May 23, 2008, under C.A. No. 08C-05-191 PLA in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County. The case has been pending in the Superior Court since it was filed. Timely Removal and Venue 1. Removal of this action is timely pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) because this
Notice of Removal was filed 30 days after plaintiff filed its Complaint, excluding Sunday June 22, 2008 pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a) because New Castle County, Delaware is within the jurisdiction of this Court.
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Grounds for Removal 2. Removal is proper under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a) and 1441(a). According to
plaintiff, it is a Delaware professional corporation. See Compl. ¶ 3. Brooks is a citizen of the state of New York. These are the only two parties to the action. The amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, exclusive of interests and costs. See Compl. ¶ 28. Notice to State Court 3. A copy of this Notice of Removal is being filed with the clerk of the state court in
which the original action was filed, in the manner required by law. Additional Information 4. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a), the specified information and documents are
included as Exhibits A-D to this Notice. A Civil Cover Sheet will be filed concurrently with this Notice of Removal pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. Prayer For these reasons, Brooks requests that this action be removed from the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; that this Court take jurisdiction of this action to the exclusion of any further proceedings in the Delaware state court, in accordance with law; and that, after proper hearing or consideration, this Court assess the propriety of the pendency of this action in this District and State and dismiss, stay or transfer this matter to the proper court and forum, and provide to defendant Brooks all other relief to which he is entitled.
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Of Counsel: Herbert J. Stern Stephen M. Plotnick Stern & Kilcullen, LLC 75 Livingston Avenue Roseland, New Jersey 07068 (973) 535-1900 Dated: June 23, 2008
/s/ A. Thompson Bayliss Kevin G. Abrams (#2375) A. Thompson Bayliss (#4379) Ian B. Barber (#5096) Abrams & Laster LLP 20 Montchanin Road, Suite 200 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 (302) 778-1000 [email protected] Attorneys for David H. Brooks
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, A. Thompson Bayliss, hereby certify that on June 23, 2008, I caused a copy of Defendant's Notice of Removal to be served upon the following counsel of record via e-filing: Andre G. Bouchard (#2504) Bouchard, Margules & Friedlander, PA 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400 Wilmington, Delaware 19801
/s/ A. Thompson Bayliss A. Thompson Bayliss (#4379)
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Free Notice of Removal - District Court of Delaware - Delaware
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