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Pat Esquivel AZ State Bar 015048 

RevSolve, Inc. 

1395 North Hayden Road 

Scottsdale, AZ 85257 

TEL (480) 947-7657 

FAX (480) 947-2170 

Pat.Esquivel@revsolve.com 

 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Zerita Kensey, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RevSolve, Inc.

Defendant.

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Case No.: 

 

NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF 

ACTION UNDER 28 U.S.C. §1441(a) 

[FEDERAL QUESTION]

TO THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE-ENTITLED COURT: 

 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT defendant RevSolve, Inc. hereby removes to this Court the 

State court action described below. 

1. This action is a civil action of which this Court has original jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 

§1331, and is one which may be removed by this Court by defendant according to 28 

U.S.C. §1441(a) because it arises under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C 

§1692, et.seq. 

2. On or about January 5, 2016, Plaintiff commenced this action in the Small Claims 

Division of the South Mountain Justice Court, Maricopa County, Arizona, entitled Zerita 

Kensey v. RevSolve, Inc., Case Number CC2016-001277. A copy of the Complaint is 

attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

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3. Plaintiff filed and mailed the Complaint on January 5, 2016, and Defendant RevSolve, 

Inc., first received a copy of the Complaint on January 7, 2016.Thus, RevSolve, Inc., has 

timely filed this Notice of Removal under 28 U.S.C. §1446(b). 

4. A copy of this Notice of Removal is being served upon Plaintiff and will be filed in the 

Small Claims Division of the South Mountain Justice Court, County of Maricopa. 

5. The state Court action is located within the State of Arizona. Therefore, venue for 

purposes of removal is proper because the United States District Court for the District of 

Arizona comprises the Court in which the removed action was pending. 28 U.S.C. 

§1441(a). 

6. Removal of the State Court Action is therefore proper under 28 U.S.C. §§1441 and 1446. 

 DATED this 26th day of January, 2016. 

 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 RevSolve, Inc. 

 

By: ____/s Patricio Esquivel________________ 

 Patricio Esquivel, No. 015048 

 1395 North Hayden Road 

 Scottsdale, AZ 85257 

 TEL (480) 947-7657 

 FAX (480) 947-2170 

 Pat.Esquivel@revsolve.com 

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Certificate of Service 

The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF 

REMOVAL OF ACTION was served this 26th day of January, 2016, by placing same in the United 

States Mail, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to: 

Zerita Kensey 

2231 East Nancy Lane 

Phoenix, Arizona 85042 

By: _____/s Patricio Esquivel_________ 

 Patricio Esquivel, No. 015048 

 1395 North Hayden Road 

 Scottsdale, AZ 85257 

 TEL (480) 947-7657 

 FAX (480) 947-2170 

 Pat.Esquivel@revsolve.com 

 

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