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PRIZE FRIZE, INC. v. MATRIX (U.S.) INC.

No. 97-55818.

167 F.3d 1261 (1999)

PRIZE FRIZE, INC.; William Bartfield; Larry Wirth, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MATRIX (U.S.) INC.; Matrix, Inc.; Peter Fisher; International Fries, Inc.; Edward Trent; Fry Factory, Inc.; Xavier Castro; Marcellino Menendez; MXI, Inc.; Baltkor International; Sanad Company; Michael Krakov; Griffin Financial Management Corporation, Inc.; EZ Fries, Inc.; Samuel Hepburn; Dudley Muth; Richard O. Wahlgren; Gene Fruhling; Eurofrize, Ltd.; Laszlo Kovacs; Seek, Inc.; Fresh Fries Uk Ltd.; S.A. Tege; Tasty Fries, Inc.; Premier Design, Ltd.; H & R Industries; Edward C. Kelly; Jack C. Garber; Micro Technology, Inc.; Lifetime Hoan Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George McGill, Cardiff by the Sea, California, for plaintiffs-appellants.

C. Casey White, Tilem, White & Weintraub, Glendale, California, for defendants-appellees Matrix, Inc., International Fries, Inc., Peter Fisher and Edward Trent.

Stephen E. Norris and L. Rachel Lerman Helyar, Horvitz & Levy, Encino, California, for defendant-appellee Gene Fruhling.

Robert H. Bretz, Marina del Rey, California, for defendant-appellee MXI, Inc., Xavier Castro and Marcellino Menendez.

Before: CANBY and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

Prize Frize, Inc., William Bartfield and Larry Wirth (collectively "Prize Frize") contend their state complaint was improperly removed. We agree, and reverse the district court.

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