Is a claim made in a federal complaint a compulsory counterclaim in an earlier state action?
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The following excerpt is from Yanny v. Church of Scientology Intern., 933 F.2d 1018 (9th Cir. 1991):
Whether the claims asserted in a federal complaint should have been brought as a compulsory counterclaim in an earlier state court action is a question of state law. Pochiro v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 827 F.2d 1246, 1249 (9th Cir.1987). We review de novo district court rulings on questions of state law. Id.
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