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Rob PUCCI; et al., Plaintiffs—Appellants, v. RENT A-CENTER, INC., a foreign corporation, Defendant—Appellee.
    No. 02-35732.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 2003.
    Decided Nov. 21, 2003.
    Sally Ann LaJoie, Esq., A.E. Bud Bailey, Esq., Bailey, Pinney & Associates, Tualatin, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    Bradley F. Tellam, Esq., Allyson S. Krueger, Esq., Barran Liebman, LLP, Portland, OR, Franklin E. Wright, Esq., Winstead, Sechrest & Minick PC, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
    Before: GOODWIN, ALARCON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
   MEMORANDUM

Whether or not to award attorney fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) is left to the district court’s sound discretion, “to be exercised based upon the nature of the removal and the nature of the remand.” Moore v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc., 981 F.2d 443, 446 (9th Cir.1992) (quoting Commentary on 1988 Revision by David D. Siegel at 28 U.S.C.A. § 1447, p. 58 (West Supp.1992)). Appellants’ contention that the district court’s remand order without awarding attorney fees was an abuse of discretion is without factual support in the record. The record reflects that Rent-A-Center had an arguable basis for removal, and that its notice of removal was neither unreasonable nor frivolous. Therefore, the district court acted within its discretion in denying appellants’ motion for attorney fees. See id. at 447.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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