Ettlin v. Harris

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Relevant factsFree

Ettlin (plaintiff) sued various defendants for civil-rights and RICO violations arising from police actions during Occupy protests. County supervisors removed the case to federal court under section 1441(c) without the other defendants' consent, and Ettlin moved to remand.

IssueFree

Whether a case is removable under 28 U.S.C. section 1441(c) where all claims fall within the federal court's original or supplemental jurisdiction.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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