Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel · ¶7

The right to remove a lawsuit from state to federal court “is entirely a creature of statute[,] and `a suit commenced in a state court must remain there until cause is shown for its transfer under some act of Congress.' ” Syngenta Crop Pro tection, Inc. v. Henson, 537 U. S. 28, 32 (2002). Congress provided one such basis for removal in § 1441(a), which authorizes removal if a civil action “brought in a State court” is one over “which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction.” For example, if a plaintiff sues in state court bringing federal claims or if the plaintiff and defendant are from different States and there is a sufficient amount in controversy, the defendant may remove to federal court. See §§ 1331, 1332(a).

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