Legal Opinion
Orange County Water District v. Unocal Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 1, 2009No. 07-5724-opPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The question presented is whether a district court may retain jurisdiction when a case was improperly removed to federal court. Specifically, we consider whether improper removal under the bankruptcy removal statute requires subsequent remand to state court.
The Orange County Water District (“OCWD”) petitions for a writ of mandamus challenging a November 7, 2007 order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Shira A. Scheindlin, Judge), denying OCWD’s motion to remand the case from the Southern District of New York to California state court. OCWD argues that…
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