INTERN. UNION OF OPER. ENGRS. v. COUNTY OF PLUMAS

No. 07-16001.

559 F.3d 1041 (2009)

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF PLUMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Chase, Boutin Dentino Gibson Di Giusto Hodell Inc., for the appellant.

Steven W. Welty and James R. Traber, Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller, Johnsen & Uhrhammer, for the appellee.

Before: SIDNEY R. THOMAS and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and VAUGHN R. WALKER, Chief District Judge.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

James M. Cain, whose novels were often adapted into film noir, described his body of work by saying "I write of the wish that comes true—for some reason, a terrifying concept." The plight of Plumas County would have doubtless piqued his interest.

Plumas County thought that federal court would provide a more hospitable forum for its defense against a suit seeking to compel arbitration, so it removed the action to federal...

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