3. Just as plaintiff cannot create federal jurisdiction by anticipating defendant’s responses, so plaintiff cannot block removal by disguising the federal nature of his claim.

In BRIGHT v. BECHTEL PETROLEUM, INC., 780 F.2d 766 (9th Cir. 1986), plaintiff sued in state court alleging his employer breached his employment contract by issuing a paycheck less than the contract required because it was net of state and federal income taxes. The