California Offset Printers, Inc. v. Hampton Intern. Communications, Inc.

95 F.3d 1156 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. CALIFORNIA OFFSET PRINTERS, INC., dba California Offset Printers, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAMPTON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., dba Hampton International; Lee M. Oser, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-56606. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1996. Decided Aug. 27, 1996. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 California Offset Printers, Inc. ("COP") appeals the district court's judgment in favor of Hampton International Communications, Inc. ("Hampton") and its CEO, Lee Oser, Jr., in COP's diversity action for collection and breach of contract arising out of its agreement to print and to deliver trade show publications for Hampton. 3 * The district court adopted Hampton's proposed findings verbatim. 1 Most courts have expressed their disapproval of the practice of verbatim adoption. E.g. Hagans v. Andrus, 651 F.2d 622 (9th Cir.),…