Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 6, 2005, 04-35115 (Robert H. Harris v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company Kenneth L. Brown)

OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

We consider for the first time in this circuit whether the jurisdictional facts supporting removal of an action from state court to federal court must be apparent from the face of the initial pleading or whether the mere spectre of removability triggers a duty of inquiry.