Dave Lucia v. Michael Mendes

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAY 19 2014

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: DIAMOND FOODS, INC. No. 12-16299

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION,

D.C. Nos. 3:11-cv-05692-WHA 3:11-cv-06417-WHA DAVE LUCIA, derivatively on behalf of Diamond Foods, Inc.,

MEMORANDUM*

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MICHAEL J. MENDES; STEVEN M.

NEIL; LAURENCE M. BAER; EDWARD

A. BLECHSCHMIDT; JOHN J.

GILBERT; ROBERT M. LEA; GLEN C.

WARREN, Jr.; RICHARD G.

WOLFORD; ROBERT J. ZOLLARS;

ESTATE OF JOSEPH P. SILVEIRA;

DENNIS MUSSELL; DELOITTE &

TOUCHE LLP,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Alsup, District Judge, Presiding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Argued and Submitted May 12, 2014 San Francisco, California

Before: D.W. NELSON, McKEOWN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Dave Lucia appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing this

shareholder derivative suit for lack of subject matter…