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WHEELOCK v. SPORT KITES, INC.

Civ. No. 92-00768 HMF.

839 F.Supp. 730 (1993)

Mary Rose WHEELOCK, individually, as Administratrix of the Estate of David William Wheelock, as Guardian Ad Litem for Maggie Wheelock and David William Wheelock, minors, Plaintiff, v. SPORT KITES, INC., a foreign corporation, dba Wills Wing, Rob Kells, an individual, Kualoa Ranch, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, and Sport Aviation Hawaii, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

December 1, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffry R. Buchli, John S. Carroll, Carroll Smith & Buchli, Honolulu, HI, Thomas J. Kaster, Law Offices of Melvin M. Belli, San Francisco, CA, for Mary Rose Wheelock, Maggie Wheelock and minor David William Wheelock.

Leighton K. Oshima, Patrick I. Wong, Wong Oshima & Kondo, Honolulu, HI, for Sport Kites, Inc. and Rob Kells.

Sidney K. Ayabe, Rodney S. Nishida, Libkuman Ventura Ayabe Chong & Nishimoto, Honolulu, HI, for Kualoa Ranch, Inc.

Randolph R. Slaton, Law Offices of Randolph R. Slaton, Honolulu, HI, for Sport Aviation Hawaii, Inc.

ORDER

FONG, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a wrongful death action. On November 1, 1993, the court heard arguments on three motions: (1) defendant Kualoa Ranch, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment; (2) Kualoa Ranch's motion to dismiss for lack of diversity jurisdiction; and (3) plaintiff's motion to dismiss non-diverse parties to the complaint to preserve diversity jurisdiction.

BACKGROUND

This action arises...

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