Q: What federal statue would hold up on snap removal to federal court on a breach of lease. Major Federal crimes
The court is requesting that I quote federal law as to why the defendant has a federal claim in their state court proceeding. They are a foreign corporation all defendant diversity of citizenship dtpa over 75K all apply. They wrongfully sued for breach of contract and laid down on case so state law would exempt claims, however i filed a Snap Removal Motion to federal court in state court. Federal Judge is asking what their claim on a federal level would be and not my allegation. They did not disclose other parties so I filed on all of them. All being out of state. However i need to find the federal claim inside their claim. They held themselves out to be an inhouse lender at filing of suit they became the seller. Not true. They used usuary on the contract and have a joint enterprise relationship with the entity I headed the suit up with. I did not breach the lease. They sold me repo buildings sliced together painted as new. No products they have warranty on were installed.
A:
It is very difficult to understand the procedural history in your question. Ordinarily, the plaintiff would initially choose in which forum, state or federal, to file the lawsuit. If the plaintiff has filed in state court, but there are sufficient grounds for federal jurisdiction--either via federal question or diversity--the defendant has the right to remove the state court case to federal court.
Your phrasing "why the defendant has a federal claim in their state court proceeding" does not make sense to me in this context. The defendant is the party being sued--which would be you if you removed the case to federal court. If you properly removed the case based on diversity, then it is not necessary to "quote federal law." Moreover, federal question jurisdiction is premised upon whether the plaintiff is asserting a claim under federal law--not the defendant.
Finally, you talk about an entity you "headed the suit up with." Most business entities cannot appear in either state or federal court (except smalls claims court in certain cases) except through a licensed attorney. Unless you are a licensed attorney, you likely cannot represent the entity in either state or federal court.
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