TTM Systems, Ltd. v. KMC Trading

983 F.2d 1077 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. TTM SYSTEMS, LTD., a Chinese Limited Company, Defendant-Cross-claimant-Appellant, v. KMC TRADING, a California partnership, Plaintiff-Cross-defendant-Appellee. No. 91-15999. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 22, 1992. Decided Jan. 6, 1993. Before: CANBY, REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 TTM Systems Ltd. ("TTM") appeals from the district court's award of attorney's fees to KMC Trading ("KMC") following the grant of KMC's motion to remand this action to state court, arguing that the district court misconstrued the 1988 amendment to 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (c) and abused its discretion by awarding fees to KMC without finding that TTM either acted in bad faith or lacked a colorable ground for removal. We reject TTM's arguments and affirm. 1 DISCUSSION 3 The first question presented in this appeal need not detain us. The 1988 amendment to 28 U.S.C. § 1447…