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PACHINGER v. MGM GRAND HOTEL-LAS VEGAS, INC.

No. 85-2648.

802 F.2d 362 (1986)

Robert J. PACHINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MGM GRAND HOTEL-LAS VEGAS, INC., and Does I through V, Inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Handfuss, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellant.

Janice A. Hodge, Jim Olson, Rawlings, Olson & Cannon, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendants-appellees.

Before FARRIS, NORRIS and HALL, Circuit Judges.

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Robert Pachinger appeals from the district court's dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The district court ruled that, because the Nevada Innkeeper statute limited Pachinger's recovery to less than the $10,000 amount-in-controversy required in diversity cases by 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the court lacked jurisdiction. We affirm.

I.

Upon his arrival at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Pachinger, a jewelry salesman...

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