This appeal, pending in the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, raises the question of when a case can be removed from state court to federal court.  CSAC’s amicus brief makes the argument that public nuisance claims, such as the one at issue in this case, are quintessentially state law claims that are not properly removed to federal court, and that allowing such removal would eliminate the right of counties acting as plaintiffs to pursue their claims in the venue of choice.  CSAC’s amicus brief was drafted by Laura Trice and Luke Edwards in the Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office.