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13 Fed. Cts. L. Rev. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/fecourtl13 and id is 1 raw text is: THE FEDERAL COURTS LAW REVIEW: Volume 13 2021 SWIFT REMOVAL Adam B. Sopko* INTRODUCTION .....................................................................2 I. SNAP REMOVAL AND THE FORUM DEFENDANT RULE ........6 A. Diversity Jurisdiction and the Forum Defendant Rule..................................................................................7 B. From Snap Removal to Swift Removal.....................11 1. Finding clarity....................................................11 2. Electronic docket monitoring .............................14 3. Removal by forum defendants............................16 4. Swift removal......................................................18 5. Courts of Appeals weigh in ................................24 II. MORE DATA ON SNAP REMOVAL CASES .........................32 A . M ethodology ......................................................... 33 B . A ssessm en t ................................................................35 1. Snap removal is succeeding more often.............35 $ The Federal Courts Law Review is a publication of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association. Editing support is provided by the members of the Mississippi Law Journal. J.D., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, expected 2021. I am deeply grateful to Professor Zachary Clopton for his support and guidance throughout this project. Thanks also to Joy Kerr, Thom Main, and Professor Jim Pfander for invaluable feedback. I am also indebted to Professor Scott Dodson, Emily Dowling, Adam Hoeflich, Valerie Nannery, and Professor Howard Wasserman for helpful conversations that focused some of the ideas in this Article. Jordan Thomas, Elena Mosby Peters, Allison Minicky Middleton, David Boydstun, Philip Lott, Reid Hudson, Breland Parker, Charles Ellzey, Bess Fisher, Joshua Holmes, Gabrielle Beech, Caroline Heavey, Glory Croco, Allison Payne, Jack Simpson, Jack Hall, Cameron Johnson, Madison Reightler, Jacob Hamm, Rachel Fewell, and Ashley Pruitt provided superb editorial assistance. Thanks always to Sarah Alexander. 1

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