Patel et al v. Quik-Way Retail Associates II, Ltd. et al, No. 3:2016cv00108 - Document 17 (E.D. Va. 2016)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION (Motion for Jury Trial). Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 06/21/2016. (tjoh, )

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Patel et al v. Quik-Way Retail Associates II, Ltd. et al Doc. 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division VISHALPATEL, et al. Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 3:16cvl08-HEH V. QUICK-WAY RETAIL ASSOCIATES II, LTD., et al. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (Motion for Jury Trial) THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiffs Vishal Patel's ("Patel") and Nadiad, Inc.'s ("Nadiad") "Motion To Recognize That Case Was To Be Set On State Court Jury Docket Prior To Removal" (ECF No. 10) in which Plaintiffs ask this Court to "enter an Order that the case was removed as a case to be tried by a jury." The Court construes Plaintiffs' Motion as seeking to have this case tried by a jury. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny Plaintiffs' Motion. On February 22, 2016, Defendants Quick-Way Retail Associates II, Empire Petroleum Partners, and Sunoco North Carolina Acquisitions II (collectively "Defendants") removed this case from the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond to this Court. On May 5, 2016, the Court held an initial pretrial conference with the parties. Because neither the Complaint nor the Counterclaims contained any jury demand, this Court set the case for a bench trial. The Court informed counsel for Plaintiffs that should Dockets.Justia.com

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