Libhart v. Santa Monica Dairy Co.

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• holding that “Federal jurisdiction must be 25 rejected if there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance.”
• explaining that removal does not require a court order and is effected by a defendant satisfying the procedural 2 24-4755 requirements for removal
• “The removal jurisdiction of the federal 16 courts is derived entirely from the statutory authorization of Congress.”
• “In determining the existence of removal jurisdiction based upon a federal question, we must look to the complaint as of the time the removal petition was filed.”
• “We look to federal law to 27 determine whether the elements of removal jurisdiction have been established under the statutes, keeping in mind that removal statutes are strictly construed against removal.”

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