U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014

Dave Lucia v. Michael Mendes

Dave Lucia v. Michael Mendes
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided May 19, 2014

Dave Lucia v. Michael Mendes

Opinion

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAY 19 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: DIAMOND FOODS, INC. No. 12-16299 DERIVATIVE LITIGATION, D.C. Nos. 3:11-cv-05692-WHA 3:11-cv-06417-WHA DAVE LUCIA, derivatively on behalf of Diamond Foods, Inc., MEMORANDUM* Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. MENDES; STEVEN M.

NEIL; LAURENCE M. BAER; EDWARD A. BLECHSCHMIDT; JOHN J.

GILBERT; ROBERT M. LEA; GLEN C.

WARREN, Jr.; RICHARD G.

WOLFORD; ROBERT J. ZOLLARS; ESTATE OF JOSEPH P. SILVEIRA; DENNIS MUSSELL; DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Alsup, District Judge, Presiding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Argued and Submitted May 12, 2014 San Francisco, California Before: D.W. NELSON, McKEOWN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Dave Lucia appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing this shareholder derivative suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and denying leave to amend the First Amended Complaint. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and adopt the well-reasoned decision of the district court.

The parties’ requests for judicial notice are granted.

AFFIRMED.

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