Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1332 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Supreme Court 477 U.S. 317, 322-323 Circuit Courts 71 F.3d 1311, 1315-1316 73 F.3d 1448, 1455 150 F.3d 735, 739-741 223 F.3d 605, 613 250 F.3d 1119, 1122 285 F.3d 544, 549 302 F.3d 660, 666 324 F.3d 851, 857 356 F.3d 751, 755-759 368 F.3d 809, 817 385 F.3d 1104, 1108 401 F.3d 803, 809-810 419 F.3d 626, 639 467 F.3d 1057, 1061 487 F.3d 482, 487-488 518 F.3d 518, 522 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)(I) Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c)(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(C) Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(c)(1)