Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center v. Health Systems Group

46 F.3d 1141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HEALTH SYSTEMS GROUP, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35500. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 12, 1995. * Decided: Feb. 1, 1995. 1 Before: PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, ** Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center ("Good Samaritan") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Health Systems Group ("HSG") in HSG's diversity action. The district court found that HSG did not misappropriate a partnership opportunity or breach its fiduciary duties when it unilaterally opened a MRI facility. We affirm. BACKGROUND I. 4 Plaintiff/Appellant Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center is a non-profit health care provider based in Portland, Oregon. Defendant/Appellee Health Systems Group is a non-profit Washington corporation that provides…