Authorities Cited: United States Code 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1332 28 U.S.C. § 1441 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Supreme Court 303 U.S. 283, 289 414 U.S. 291, 295 Circuit Courts 576 F.2d 593 661 F.2d 1206, 1207 24 F.3d 1323, 1327 77 F.3d 1353, 1356-1359 120 F.3d 216, 218 182 F.3d 792 204 F.3d 1069 218 F.3d 1287, 1289-1291 269 F.3d 1316, 1318-1321 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 23