Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b) Supreme Court 232 U.S. 146 313 U.S. 100, 108-109 Circuit Courts 308 F.2d 474, 478 661 F.2d 1206, 1207 715 F.2d 1559, 1561 913 F.2d 108, 112-113 113 F.3d 1536, 1538 139 F.3d 1368, 1373 168 F.3d 405, 411 385 F.3d 568, 574-576 394 F.3d 1335, 1338 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) 804 F. Supp. 1455, 1460