BRYANT v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Nos. 84-6389, 85-5698.

832 F.2d 1080 (1987)

Gary BRYANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Goldberg and Charles B. O'Reilly, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard A. Goette, McCutchen, Black, Verleger & Shea, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, GOODWIN, SNEED, ANDERSON, CANBY, NORRIS, REINHARDT, HALL, KOZINSKI, THOMPSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


Argued En Banc and Submitted July 16, 1987.

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Gary Bryant appeals from the decision of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Ford Motor Company. We conclude that the district court lacked jurisdiction over this action because of the presence of Doe defendants at the time of removal from state court.

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Bryant initiated this action for negligence,...

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