Remand means which of the following?

• A. If it appears at any time before final judgment that a case was improperly removed because the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, it must be remanded to state court
• B. The case is moved to another district within federal court
• C. The case is dismissed
• D. The case is appealed

Answer: (A)

Remand is the act of sending a case back to the court from which it was originally removed, when removal to federal court was improper due to a lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The correct option states that if it becomes clear before final judgment that the case was improperly removed for lack of jurisdiction, it must be remanded to the state court. This captures the purpose of remand as the remedy for improper removal: returning the case to the state court so it can proceed there.

The other actions described are not remand. Moving a case to another district within the federal system is a transfer within federal courts, not sending the case back to state court. Dismissing ends the case, which is unrelated to remand. Appealing is taking the decision to a higher court to review it, not returning the case to the state court.