Legal Opinion
Jehan Zeb Mir v. Richard G. Fosburg, Perry Ah-Tye, and Horrace Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1980No. 78-1103PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
When the confusion engendered by both parties’ presentation is eliminated, this appeal presents two principal issues: (a) whether a district court has subject matter jurisdiction over a suit commenced in state court and removed by federal defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442a, 1 it being conceded the action would not lie in the federal courts as an original matter since the pleadings alleged only state grounds; and (b) whether federal executive officers are absolutely immune from state-law tort actions.
Plaintiff originally filed suit in the Superior Court in and for…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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