Federal Judge Refuses To Certify Homeowner’s Questions After ‘Forum Manipulation’

Mealey's (July 25, 2022, 7:39 AM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on July 7 denied a homeowner and general contractor’s motion to certify three questions about federal jurisdiction for interlocutory appeal, finding that the movants failed to meet their burden for certification after determining that the two engaged in forum manipulation by removing their federal warranty claim in an attempt to get the case remanded to state court....