Legal Opinion
Swett v. Schenk
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1986No. 85-5592PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Scott Swett (“appellant”) appeals from a United States District Court order dismissing a contempt action against an investigator of the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”). Appellant argues that removal of the action from the California *1449Superior Court was improper and that the contempt finding should not have been dismissed. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A single-engine plane crashed on July 9, 1980, killing all four persons on board, including appellant’s parents. The NTSB conducted an investigation of the crash. Appellant brought an action for wrongful…
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