Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 3 28 U.S.C. § 1332 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Supreme Court 304 U.S. 64, 78 Circuit Courts 709 F.2d 1433 980 F.2d 564, 567 31 F.3d 1092, 1094 50 F.3d 871 63 F.3d 1326 77 F.3d 1353, 1356-1357 115 F.3d 477 116 F.3d 373 141 F.3d 1457, 1460 168 F.3d 405 184 F.3d 1300, 1306 204 F.3d 1069 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 36