Legal Opinion
Lippitt v. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2003No. 01-17049PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
John Lippitt originally sued a number of brokerage firms in state court, praying for *1036relief under California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) that was unavailable in federal court. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to remand the removed case back to state court. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the decision to retain the case as exclusively within federal jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Lippitt’s Complaint
Lippitt has nominated himself as a private attorney general to bring an action on behalf of the general public to challenge the…
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