District Court, E.D. Virginia December 21, 2015, Case No. 1:15-cv-1409 (Stephenson v. Nassif)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T.S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge

This seven-count state tort action between non-diverse parties was initially filed in state court but then timely removed by defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1446(a) and 1442(a)(1), the so-called “federal officer” removal statute. Plaintiff now seeks a remand on the ground that this removal basis does not apply in this case.