United States Ninth Circuit

In a breach of contract suit, the district court's remand order is vacated because the federal removal statute, 28 U.S.C. section 1447(c), does not allow the district court to remand a case sua sponte for a non-jurisdictional defect in procedure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2003
• Decided 10/14/2003
• Published 10/14/2003

Judges

• MARTONE, District Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and MARTONE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Howard Wollitz,Allan J. Favish, Charlston, Revich & Chamberlin, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Matthew S. Shorr, Hunt, Ortmann, Blasco, Palffy & Rossell, Inc., Pasadena, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.