Insofar as can be discerned from Ms. Grohs' attachments and the public docket, Mr. Grohs' lawsuit "appears to be no more than an ordinary matrimonial controversy" that does not involve any federal claims. See Dillard v. Family Court, 404 F.2d 404, 405 (2d Cir. 1968) (per curiam). Indeed, Ms. Grohs' petition for removal does not contend that Mr. Grohs' "'statement of his own cause of action shows that it is based' on federal law."
A removal petition under Section 1443 must allege a specific right under a law in terms of racial equality and a denial of that right in state court. Georgia v. Rachel, supra, 384 U.S. at 792, 86 S.Ct. 1800. Gittman's petition does neither. See Dillard v. Family Court, Queens County, 404 F.2d 404 (2d Cir. 1968). Gittman has also failed to make out a case under Section 1441, for on the face of the complaint in this matrimonial controversy there is not a substantial federal question.