Legal Opinion
Milton UTLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VARIAN ASSOCIATES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1987No. 85-2724PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Milton Utley appeals from the district court’s summary judgment dismissing his state law employment discrimination action against Varían Associates, Inc. (Varían). Utley contends that the district court’s removal of his action from state court was improper because his state law causes of action, some of which were predicated on Varian’s alleged violation of its federal affirmative action duties, did not raise a federal question. Utley also contests the grant of summary judgment. We hold that the district court did not have removal jurisdiction over this action and…
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