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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION FINISHMASTER, INC., Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 1:20-cv-299 GMP CARS, LLC; GMP CARS COLLISION FREMONT, LLC; GMP CARS COLLISION SAN FRANCISCO, LLC, GMP CARS COLLISION SAN RAFAEL, LLC; GMP CARS COLLISION SANTA CLARA, LLC; GMP CARS COLLISION FAIRFIELD, LLC; GMP CARS COLLISION SANTA ROSA, LLC; GMP CARS COLLISION VALLEJO, LLC; and GEOFFREY PALERMO, Defendants.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
Defendants, GMP Cars, LLC; GMP Cars Collision Fremont, LLC; GMP Cars Collision
San Francisco, LLC; GMP Cars Collision San Rafael, LLC; GMP Cars Collision Santa Clara,
LLC; GMP Cars Collision Fairfield, LLC; GMP Cars Collision Santa Rosa, LLC; GMP Cars
Collision Vallejo, LLC; and Geoffrey Palermo (collectively, “Defendants”), by counsel, hereby
file their Notice of Removal of the above-referenced action from the Marion Superior Court,
Civil Division, Room No. 3, State of Indiana, Cause No. 49D03-1912-PL-053497 (the “State
Action”), to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis
Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1441 et. seq. The grounds for removal are as follows:
1. This Court has original jurisdiction of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1332
(diversity jurisdiction) in that the allegations set forth in Plaintiff’s Complaint in the State Court
Action allege complete diversity of jurisdiction, in that:
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a. Plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana,
having its principal office and place of business in Indianapolis, Indiana
(Complaint, ¶ 1).
b. Defendant, GMP Cars, LLC, is a limited liability company organized under
the laws of the State of California, having its principal place of business in
Novato, California (Complaint, ¶ 2).
c. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision Fremont, LLC, is a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of California, having its principal place
of business in Fremont, California (Complaint, ¶ 3).
d. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision San Francisco, LLC, is a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of California, having its
principal place of business in Novato, California (Complaint, ¶ 4).
e. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision San Rafael, LLC, is a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of California, having its
principal place of business in San Rafael, California (Complaint, ¶ 5).
f. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision Santa Clara, LLC, is a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of California, having its
principal place of business in Novato, California (Complaint, ¶ 6).
g. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision Fairfield, LLC, is a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of California, having its principal place
of business in Fairfield, California (Complaint, ¶ 7).
h. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision Santa Rosa, LLC, is a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of California, having its
principal place of business in Santa Rosa, California (Complaint, ¶ 8).
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i. Defendant, GMP Cars Collision Vallejo, LLC, is a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of California, having its principal place
of business in Vallejo, California (Complaint, ¶ 9).
j. Defendant, Geoffrey Palermo, is a citizen and resident of the State of
California (Complaint, ¶ 10).
2. In addition, the amount in controversy, as set forth in Plaintiff’s Complaint,
exclusive of interest and costs, satisfies the jurisdictional minimum amount requirement of
$75,000.00 (Complaint, ¶¶ 19, 20, 28, 29, 38 and 45).
3. Removal of this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District
of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1441(a) since this Court has
original jurisdiction and the Marion Superior Court is located in the Indianapolis Division of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
4. Defendants received notice of this lawsuit through service by certified mail, return
receipt requested, on or about January 2, 2020, with said lawsuit being filed December 26, 2019.
Therefore, removal of this action is timely pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1446(b).
5. As is required by 28 U.S.C. §1446(a), Defendants have attached hereto, as
Exhibit A, all of the State Court pleadings of record that have been filed in this matter which
consist of:
a. Plaintiff’s Complaint for Damages
b. Summons filed for all Defendants
c. Appearance of Counsel for Plaintiff
d. Appearance of Counsel for Defendants
e. Notice of Automatic Initial Enlargement of Time.
A separate copy of Plaintiff’s Complaint for Damages is also attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully petition the Court to accept jurisdiction of this
action in accordance with the foregoing statutory provisions in order that this case proceed in this
Court as an action properly removed to it, to assign a cause number for this action, and for all
other proper relief.
/s/ William M. Braman ________________________________________ William M. Braman, Attorney No.15124-47 LORENZO BEVERS BRAMAN & CONNELL 218 West Second Street Seymour, IN 47274 Braman.William@outlook.com Phone (812) 524-9000 Fax (812) 524-9001 Attorney for Defendants
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Notice of Removal was E-filed via the
Court’s e-file system and served on the following counsel of record, by first class, United States mail, postage prepaid, Matthew B. Barr and Kelsey C. Dilday, counsel for Plaintiff, 11 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, on this 27th day of January, 2020. /s/ William M. Braman _____________________________________ William M. Braman
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