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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 205. Removal of cases from State courts
Where the subject matter of an action or proceeding pending in a
State court relates to an arbitration agreement or award falling
under the Convention, the defendant or the defendants may, at any
time before the trial thereof, remove such action or proceeding to
the district court of the United States for the district and
division embracing the place where the action or proceeding is
pending. The procedure for removal of causes otherwise provided by
law shall apply, except that the ground for removal provided in
this section need not appear on the face of the complaint but may
be shown in the petition for removal. For the purposes of Chapter 1
of this title any action or proceeding removed under this section
shall be deemed to have been brought in the district court to which
it is removed.
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