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Federal Officer Removal Act
Definition
A federal statute (28 U.S.C. § 1442) that allows certain persons—including federal officers, agencies, and those 'acting under' them—to move (remove) lawsuits filed against them in state court to federal court. It exists to protect federal operations from interference by potentially hostile state courts.
Examples
- •Chevron seeking to move Louisiana's environmental damage lawsuit from state court to federal court based on its WWII avgas refining contracts