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MATAO YOKENO v. SAWAKO SEKIGUCHI

No. 11-17196.

754 F.3d 649 (2014)

MATAO YOKENO, aka Eddie M. Yokeno, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAWAKO SEKIGUCHI, aka Sawako S. Lai; Emil Lai; John Does, 1-10, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 15, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Compton , University of Arizona Pro Bono Appellate Project, Tucson, AZ, argued the cause for the Appellant. With him on the briefs were Willie Jordan-Curtis , Ph.D., J.D., Matthew J. Palmer , David C. Potts , and Michael R. Shumway , University of Arizona Pro Bono Appellate Project, Tucson, AZ.

Carlos L. Taitano , Taitano and Taitano LLP, Tamuning, GU, argued the cause for the Appellees and filed the briefs.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, SUSAN P. GRABER, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether the federal court in Guam has jurisdiction in disputes exclusively between aliens.

I

Matao Yokeno sued Emil Lai and Sawako Sekiguchi in the Superior Court of Guam, asserting claims arising from alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in the course of the parties' several business ventures. Sekiguchi and Lai removed the case to the District Court of Guam based on diversity of citizenship...

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