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GIANELLA v. KEELS

No. 66-851-Civ-CA.

261 F.Supp. 662 (1966)

Michael GIANELLA, Petitioner, v. Edward KEELS, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. Florida, Miami Division.

November 17, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Larotonda, Warren D. Hamann, of Dixon, DeJarnette, Bradford, Williams, McKay & Kimbrell, Miami, Fla., for defendant.

Robert K. Estes, of Davis & Estes, Miami, Fla., for counterclaimant.

William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty., and Michael J. Osman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for the Government.

OPINION

ATKINS, District Judge.

A Petition for Rehearing brings before this Court a question of first impression in this District. Whether or not the United States Government can remove a state court action under Title 28, U.S.C., § 2679(d) on the basis of a counterclaim filed in the action sets the limits of analysis.

This question arises in context of the following facts. A United States postal employee commenced an action in a state circuit...

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