Private Parties May Use Federal Officer Removal Statute: Seventh Circuit | Practical Law

Private Parties May Use Federal Officer Removal Statute: Seventh Circuit | Practical Law

In Ruppel v. CBS Corporation, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that government contractors sued in state court for work they performed for the US government may remove those actions to federal district court under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1).

Private Parties May Use Federal Officer Removal Statute: Seventh Circuit

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Private Parties May Use Federal Officer Removal Statute: Seventh Circuit

by PLC Litigation
Published on 04 Dec 2012 • USA (National/Federal)
In Ruppel v. CBS Corporation, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that government contractors sued in state court for work they performed for the US government may remove those actions to federal district court under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1).