ELR Citation: ELR 20354
No(s). 99-55400 (9th Cir. Jan 2, 2001)

The court holds that, applying the "place of operations" test, a district court lacks federal diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §1332 to hear a manufacturer's slander, libel, malicious prosecution, and equitable relief claims against an environmental group arising from the group's Clean Air Ac...