Jack R. Whitehorn v. Billie Jean (Deleo) Bodnar, and Billie Jean Bodnar (Deleo) Dba Magical Cherubs Joseph Deleo, Jr., Bank of America Nevada

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67 F.3d 310·1995 WL 564664·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 33082
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 19, 199594-15490California408 words

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67 F.3d 310 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jack R. WHITEHORN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billie Jean (Deleo) BODNAR, and Billie Jean Bodnar (DeLeo) dba Magical Cherubs; Joseph Deleo, Jr.,; Bank of America Nevada, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15490. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 15, 1995. * Decided Sept. 19, 1995. 1 Before: KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and SILVER, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 The district court correctly dismissed this case for lack of diversity jurisdiction, as the complaint alleges that plaintiff Whitehorn and defendant Joseph DeLeo, Jr., each reside in Nevada. See Gould v. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 790 F.2d 769, 773 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 987 (1986). The court also did not abuse its discretion in denying Whitehorn's motion for leave to file supplemental pleadings, as he wasn't seeking leave to cure the complaint's flawed jurisdictional allegations. 4 It matters not at all whether…

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