3306-0068 2871941_1.docx

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

LAW OFFICES

RENAUD COOK

DRURY MESAROS ONE NORTH CENTRAL

SUITE 900

PHOENIX, AZ 85004

TELEPHONE (602) 307-9900

FACSIMILE (602) 307-5853

J. Scott Conlon, #011829

Ellen S. Levy, #020275

RENAUD COOK DRURY MESAROS, PA

One North Central, Suite 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4417

Telephone: (602) 307-9900

Facsimile: (602) 307-5853

Attorneys for Defendants 

Email: docket@rcdmlaw.com

Email: sconlon@rcdmlaw.com

Email: elevy@rcdmlaw.com

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Sheetal Patel, mother of deceased adult 

Nishma Kanabar on behalf of herself 

and the other beneficiaries of the estate 

of Nishma Kanabar; Mahendra 

Kanabar, father of Nishma Kanabar; 

Sabian Rios, surviving natural son of 

Nishma Kanabar,

Plaintiffs,

v.

Corizon Health, Inc., a Delaware 

Corporation; Corizon, Inc., a Missouri 

Corporation; Corizon, LLC, a Missouri 

limited liability company; Corizon 

Health of New Jersey, LLC, a New 

Jersey limited liability company; 

Vicente and Jane Doe Enciso; Timothy 

and Jane Doe Johnson; A and John Doe 

Nunn; A and John Doe Burns; C and 

John Doe Reiter; John and Jane Does 1- 100; White Partnerships 1-100; Black 

Corporations 1-100,

Defendants.

No.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

Defendants, Corizon Health, Inc., Corizon, Inc., Corizon, LLC (collectively 

“Corizon”) and Defendants Encisco; Johnson; Nunn; Burns; Reiter, (collectively, 

“Corizon Employees”),by and through their undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Rule 

Case 2:15-cv-01613-NVW Document 1 Filed 08/19/15 Page 1 of 3
3306-0068 2871941_1.docx

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

LAW OFFICES

RENAUD COOK

DRURY MESAROS ONE NORTH CENTRAL

SUITE 900

PHOENIX, AZ 85004

TELEPHONE (602) 307-9900

FACSIMILE (602) 307-5853

81(c), Fed.R.Civ.P., hereby notices the removal of the above-captioned case from the 

Superior Court of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, filed under Cause Number 

CV2015-052872, to this Court and in support thereof asserts:

1. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. This action may 

be removed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b) because Plaintiffs assert a claim pursuant to 

the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. 

2. This Notice of Removal is being filed within thirty (30) days after initial

receipt of Plaintiff’s Complaint and is timely filed under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b).

3. The time for which Defendants have to remove this case with respect to the 

Complaint has not expired.

4. A notification of filing a notice of removal in federal court, a true and 

correct copy of which is attached as Exhibit “A,” has been filed in the Superior Court of 

Arizona on behalf of the Defendants.

5. All known presently served/accepted service Defendant parties have 

consented to the removal of this case from Superior Court of the State of Arizona, County 

of Maricopa, to the United States District Court of Arizona.

WHEREFORE, DEFENDANTS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE 

ABOVE ACTION NOW PENDING IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT 

OF ARIZONA BE REMOVED TO THIS COURT.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 19th day of August, 2015.

RENAUD COOK DRURY MESAROS, PA

By: /s/ Ellen S. Levy

J. Scott Conlon

Ellen S. Levy

One North Central, Suite 900

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4417

 Attorneys for Defendants 

Case 2:15-cv-01613-NVW Document 1 Filed 08/19/15 Page 2 of 3
3306-0068 2871941_1.docx

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

LAW OFFICES

RENAUD COOK

DRURY MESAROS ONE NORTH CENTRAL

SUITE 900

PHOENIX, AZ 85004

TELEPHONE (602) 307-9900

FACSIMILE (602) 307-5853

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 19th day of August, 2015, I electronically transmitted 

the foregoing document to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and 

transmitted a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF participants.

Scott H. Zwillinger

Scott Griffiths

Aaron Crane

Goldman & Zwillinger, PLLC

7047 E. Greenway Pkwy., Suite 150

Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

I have also served the attached document by on the 

following persons who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System: N/A

By: /s/ Margaret Bango

Case 2:15-cv-01613-NVW Document 1 Filed 08/19/15 Page 3 of 3