Legal Opinion

Tolbert Dean Spradlin v. Lear Siegler Management Services Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 15, 1991No. 89-16413PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Tolbert Dean Spradlin appeals the district court’s enforcement of a forum selection clause in his employment contract with defendant Lear Siegler Management Services Corporation (“Lear Siegler”), and the resulting dismissal of his action for improper venue pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3). He likewise appeals the district court’s denial of his request for oral argument on his motion to remand the action to state court and on the defendants’ motion to dismiss. We affirm the district court’s denial of oral argument and its enforcement of the forum…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Pelleport Investors, Inc. v. Budco Quality Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. Eulala Shute and Russel Shute v. Carnival Cruise LinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  4. Manetti-Farrow, Inc. v. Gucci America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Salvatore D'EmanuElE v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Long Term Disability Plan & Trust Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  2. Dieter M. Hugel, Gulf Coast Marine, Incorporated, and Ocean Marine Indemnity Company v. The Corporation of Lloyd's, a United Kingdom CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. R.A. Argueta, Husband Mary Argueta, Wife Grupo Sal Corporation v. Banco Mexicano, S.A. Francisco Suarez Davila Alonso Cuevas Del VillarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  4. Riley v. Kingsley Underwriting Agencies, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. Robin Petersen v. Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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