Clic & Co., Etc. v. Susan Goldfarb, Etc., Paramount Restaurant Supply Corp. And Regency Financial Corp.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

A lender called Community Loan and Investment Corporation (CLIC) deposited about $120,000 (with interest) in state court, interpleaded several different defendants, including the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Paramount Restaurant Supply Corporation, and asked the court to decide which defendant is legally entitled to the money. On the SBA’s motion, the case was removed to federal court. 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1) (1982). This appeal concerns about $30,000 of that money (plus interest) which the magistrate awarded to Paramount, but which the district court…