Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens

Holding removal notice need only contain short and plain statement of grounds for court's jurisdiction

Hertz Corp. v. Friend

Holding that a corporation's principal place of business is “the place where a corporation's officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities”

Abrego Abrego v. the Dow Chemical Co.

Holding that the silence of the Class Action Fairness Act regarding the burden of proving removal jurisdiction indicated Congressional intent to leave intact the common law rule placing the burden on the defendant

Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP

Holding that an "LLC is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens"

Ibarra v. Manheim Invs., Inc.

Holding that it is sufficient to "contest[ an] assumption" without "assert[ing] an alternative [assumption] grounded in real evidence"

Sanchez v. Monumental Life Ins. Co

Holding that defendants bears the burden to show that removal is proper

Harris v. Bankers Life and Cas. Co.

Holding that "notice of removability under § 1446(b) is determined through examination of the four corners of the applicable pleadings, not through subjective knowledge or a duty to make further inquiry"

Fritsch v. Swift Transp. Co. of Ariz., LLC

Holding that if a plaintiff is entitled under a contract or statute to future attorney's fees, then "such fees are at stake in the litigation and should be included in the amount in controversy"

Delay v. Rosenthal Collins Group

Holding LLCs “have the citizenship of each partner or member.”

Gibson v. Chrysler Corp.

Holding that the value of unnamed class members' claims cannot satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1367

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions

Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”

Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers

Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."

Section 1446 - Procedure for removal of civil actions

Granting a defendant 30 days to remove after receipt of the first pleading that sets forth a removable claim

Section 12900 - Short title

Section 12965 - Civil action in name of department on behalf of aggrieved party

Providing the courts with discretionary authority to award attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party