United States Eighth Circuit

Ancillary jurisdiction does not provide an independent basis for removal or authorize removal to federal court under 28 U.S.C. section 1441, and the district court's diversity jurisdiction did not permit removal due to the prohibition of section 1441(b). Thus the court erred in removing the matter.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2003
• Published 12/30/2003

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, LAY, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kay Nord Hunt, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Barry A. O'Neil, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven H. Silton, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Aaron F. Biber and Brian R. Dockendorf, on the brief), for appellee.