PER CURIAM:
The District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed as premature a complaint alleging that plaintiff had been libelled by defamatory statements made by defendant in pleadings in an independent civil action, which is still pending. Since the law of Louisiana clearly prohibits such a suit until the independent legal action is completed, we affirm.
Fluor Ocean Services, Inc. brought a diversity damage action against Benjamin C. Tisdale...
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