Gene Markle v. Fawzi Mustafa Beidas and Northern Valley Ltd., N.V.

980 F.2d 737 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gene MARKLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fawzi Mustafa BEIDAS and Northern Valley Ltd., N.V., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35547. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 19, 1992. * Decided Dec. 4, 1992. Before HUG, D.W. NELSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gene Markle ("Markle"), a citizen of Alaska, disputes the district court's finding of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 in a suit against Fawzi Mustafa Beidas, a citizen of Kuwait, and Northern Valley Ltd., N.V. ("Northern Valley"), an entity incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles. The question certified for interlocutory appeal is whether 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (c)(1) applies to a corporation organized under the laws of a foreign nation, making it a citizen for diversity purposes of a state in the United States in which its principal place of business is located. 3 This case is controlled by our recent…