Franchise Tax Board of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California et al.

Decided June 24, 1983. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-695 · 463 U.S. 1 (1983) · Cited 5,652 times

Holding

The case is not within the removal jurisdiction conferred by 28 U.S.C.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian · 299 U.S. 109 (1936)
• Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 339 U.S. 667 (1950)
• Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co. · 344 U.S. 237 (1952)
• Taylor v. Anderson · 234 U.S. 74 (1914)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)
• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local Unions Nos. 128 & 633 v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc. · 369 U.S. 17 (1962)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Haworth · 300 U.S. 227 (1937)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Osborn v. Bank of United States · 22 U.S. 738 (1824)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
• Smith v. Evening News Assn. · 371 U.S. 195 (1962)
• The Fair v. Kohler Die & Specialty Co. · 228 U.S. 22 (1913)
• American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company · 241 U.S. 257 (1916)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• California v. Grace Brethren Church · 457 U.S. 393 (1982)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell · 356 U.S. 634 (1958)
• Tennessee v. Union & Planters' Bank · 152 U.S. 454 (1894)
• General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 261 (1922)
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson · 370 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp. · 361 U.S. 459 (1960)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Texaco Inc. · 415 U.S. 125 (1974)
• Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court of Del. for New Castle Cty. · 366 U.S. 656 (1961)
• Railroad Co. v. Mississippi · 102 U.S. 135 (1880)
• Hopkins v. Walker · 244 U.S. 486 (1917)

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• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson · 478 U.S. 804 (1986)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · 482 U.S. 386 (1987)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Taylor · 481 U.S. 58 (1987)
• Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. · 486 U.S. 800 (1988)
• Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division v. United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers · 523 U.S. 653 (1998)
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC. · 571 U.S. 191 (2014)
• City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons · 522 U.S. 156 (1997)
• Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson · 539 U.S. 1 (2003)
• Vaden v. Discover Bank · 556 U.S. 49 (2009)
• Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson · 587 U.S. 435 (2019)
• Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. · 535 U.S. 826 (2002)
• Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing · 545 U.S. 308 (2005)
• Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila · 542 U.S. 200 (2004)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• Rivet v. Regions Bank of Louisiana · 522 U.S. 470 (1998)
• Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust · 547 U.S. 633 (2006)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Gunn v. Minton · 568 U.S. 251 (2013)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc. · 486 U.S. 399 (1988)
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. · 541 U.S. 369 (2004)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Massachusetts v. Morash · 490 U.S. 107 (1989)
• Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger · 604 U.S. 22 (2025)
• De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical & Clinical Services Fund Ex Rel. Bowers · 520 U.S. 806 (1997)

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