The following excerpt is from Zappia v. World Saving Bank, CASE NO. 14cv2873-WQH-DHB (S.D. Cal. 2015):
2002). There is a "strong presumption against removal" such that the removing party "always has the burden of establishing that removal is proper." Gaus v. Miles, Inc., 980 F.2d 564, 566 (9th Cir. 1992). "Federal jurisdiction must be rejected if there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance." Id.
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