a man living in state a filed suit in a state b state court against a doctor who is a state b resident, alleging medical malpractice. ten days after filing the initial complaint, the man filed a motion joining another defendant, a medical supply company doing business in state c. two weeks after it received notice of the joinder of the second defendant, the doctor filed a motion for removal of the case to federal court on the grounds that the parties were residents of different states and the amount in controversy was in excess of $75,000. the medical supply company did not object to the removal, but the plaintiff did. will the court grant the doctor's motion? (a) yes, because the action could have been brought in federal court originally. (b) yes, because all of the defendants agreed to the removal. (c) no, because the motion for removal was not filed within 20 days of the initial pleading. (d) no, because the doctor was a resident of state b.
