Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish · ¶20

Under the federal officer removal statute, a removing defendant must satisfy three requirements. First, the removing defendant must be the United States, a federal agency, a federal officer, or a person “acting under” a federal officer, such as certain private parties hired to assist federal officers. See Watson, 551 U. S., at 148–153. Second, the suit must be “for or relating to any act under color of such office.” § 1442(a)(1). Third, the removing defendant must assert “a colorable federal defense.” Mesa v. California, 489 U. S. 121, 129 (1989); see id., at 136–137 (grounding this requirement in Article III of the Constitution). This case concerns the second requirement.

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