Kwang-Wei Han v. General American Life Insurance Company John W. Willis

978 F.2d 715 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kwang-Wei HAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; John W. Willis, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 92-55004, 92-55112. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 22, 1992. * Decided Oct. 28, 1992. Before SNEED, BEEZER and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kwang-Wei Han appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action against General American Life Insurance Company (General American). Han contends the district court erred by denying his motion to remand the action to state court. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, see Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and affirm. 3 A defendant may remove an action to federal court if the plaintiff could have initially filed the complaint in federal court. 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (a); Ethridge v.…