213817P.pdf   05/01/2023  M & B Oil, Inc.  v.  Federated Mutual Insurance Co
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  21-3817
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Stras, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Arnold, Circuit 
   Judge] 
   Civil case - Civil procedure. Federated removed this insurance dispute to 
   federal court before plaintiff M & B had properly joined and served the 
   second defendant in the action, the City of St. Louis, which was the only 
   non-diverse defendant; service does not matter in evaluating the diversity 
   of the parties, and this procedure, known as snap removal, does not 
   eliminate the requirement of complete diversity under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 
   1332(a); the order denying remand to state court is vacated, and the 
   matter is remanded for further proceedings to evaluate whether the City 
   was fraudulently joined.