The following excerpt is from Sopcak v. Northern Mountain Helicopter Service, 52 F.3d 817 (9th Cir. 1995):
Based upon the facts of this case, we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion by ruling on the jurisdictional issue without allowing additional time for discovery. The Appellants failed to conduct discovery during the nine-month period between the filing of their complaint and the court's dismissal order. Therefore, Appellants can not now complain that the court erred by not allowing them to conduct eleventh-hour discovery upon an adverse ruling. See Berardinelli v. Castle & Cooke, Inc., 587 F.2d 37, 39 (9th Cir.1978).
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