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· 7/22/2008

California Department of Water Resources v. Powerex Corp.

Citations

  • 533 F.3d 1087
  • 38 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20185
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 16252
  • 2008 WL 2797031

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  • “Needless decisions of state law should be avoided both as a matter of comity and to 11 promote justice between the parties, by procuring for them a surer-footed reading of applicable 12 law.”
  • “Because the 2 Amended Complaint did not present a federal question, the district court ha[s] the 3 discretion to decline supplemental jurisdiction.” (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3)). 4 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a
  • “An entity is an organ of a foreign state (or political subdivision thereof) if it ‘engages in a public activity on behalf of the foreign government.’” (quoting Patrickson v. Dole Food Co., 251 F.3d 795, 807 (9th Cir. 2001))

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Judges: Cowen, Hawkins, Smith

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