1. Whether an action may be removed to the
district court after it has been dismissed in the state
court, here the District of Columbia Superior Court,
and a notice of appeal filed.

2. Whether the removal statute invests courts
with the discretion to overlook or excuse a failure to
meet that statute's requirements to file a petition for
removal within 30 days after the receipt by the defendant, through service or otherwise, of a copy of the
initial pleading setting forth the claim for relief upon
which such action or proceeding is based.

Whether an action may be removed to the district court after it has been dismissed in the state court and a notice of appeal filed; Whether the removal statute invests courts with discretion to overlook or excuse a failure to meet the statute's 30-day filing requirements