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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORMAN RUNYAN,

Plaintiff,

v

RIVER ROCK ENTERTAINMENT

AUTHORITY, RIVER ROCK CASINO,

HARVEY HOPKINS, and DOES 1-50,

Defendants. /

No C 08-1924 VRW

ORDER

Defendants filed a notice of removal in this case on

April 11, 2008. Doc #1. Defendants are ordered to show cause in

writing by April 29, 2008, why this case should not be remanded for

lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Rains v Criterion

Systems, Inc, 80 F3d 339, 343-44 (9th Cir 1996) (holding that a

wrongful termination claim in violation of federal public policy

does not confer removal jurisdiction); Grable & Sons Metal Products

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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v Darue Engineering, 545 US 308, 313 (2005) (“[F]ederal

jurisdiction demands not only a contested federal issue, but a

substantial one, indicating a serious federal interest in claiming

the advantages thought to be inherent in a federal forum.”);

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc v Thompson, 478 US 804 (1986). 

Plaintiff may file a response, if any, no later than May 6, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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