PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Jurisdiction & Venue
......Personal Jurisdiction
.........Removal; Diversity
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Ds may remove action on diversity basis if complete diversity b/w all named Ps and all named Ds, and no D is forum state citizen; named Ds needn't negate existence of potential D whose presence would destroy diversity.

Difference between Cal. and fed. SJ standards was cogent reason for dist. ct. to reach merits of D's SJ motion even though Cal. court had earlier denied similar motion.

GG Bridge Dist., a local agency sued in San Joaquin County where P was situated but Golden Gate was not, was entitled to transfer venue to neutral county per CCP 394.