Legal Opinion
Joe B. RITCHEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UPJOHN DRUG COMPANY; William Dement, Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1998No. 96-17014PublishedCited by 521 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Joe B. Ritchey brought this action against the Upjohn Company, Dr. William Dement, and Stanford Health Services 1 in the California Superior Court for Santa Cruz County. Upjohn removed the case to the United States District Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). That was based upon Upjohn’s assertions that there was complete diversity of citizenship between it and Ritchey, and that the other purported defendants were shams because they could rely upon the defenses of the statute of limitations and res judicata. Ritchey moved to remand on the basis that there was a…
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