The following excerpt is from Brantley v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, Inc., Civil No. 3:12cv540 AJB (JMA) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
Generally, there is a strong presumption against removal jurisdiction and, as a result, removal statutes are to be strictly construed against removal and defendants have the burden of establishing that removal jurisdiction is proper. See Gaus v. Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564, 566-67 (9th Cir.1992). Federal
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