· 3/26/1996
Rains v. Criterion Systems
Citations
- 80 F.3d 339
- 96 Daily Journal DAR 3405
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2009
- 11 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 936
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 5409
- 68 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,008
- 70 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 635
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- “When a claim can be supported by alternative and independent theories—one of 3 which is a state law theory and one of which is a federal law theory—federal question jurisdiction 4 does not attach because federal law is not a necessary element of the claim.”
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