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th e c o u rt s y s te m to f o r e c lo s e alie n c o n s titu te ds ta te a c tio n . Se e B e ll A tl. C o r p . v . T w o m b ly , 5 5 0 U . S. 5 4 4 , 5 5 5 ( 2 0 0 7 ) . T h e c o m p la in t d idn o t a lle g e th a t th e s ta te s ta tu te o rth e s ta te c o u rt p r o c e du r e s w e r e u n c o n s titu tio n a l o rv io la te dK u le a n a ’s r ig h ts . See E dm on son v. L eesv i l le Con cr ete Co. , Inc. , 5 0 0 U .S . 6 1 4 , 6 2 0

– 2 1 ( 1 9 9 1 ) ; T u l sa P r of’ l C ol le c t i on Se rs . v . P ope , 4 8 5 U .S . 4 7 8 , 4 9 1 (1 9 8 8 ). N o r a re D iv er sified ’s ac t i on s f ai rl y attri bu t abl e t o the st at e, because there w as no j oi ntac t i on betw ee n D iv e r s if ie da n dth e s ta te c o u rt. See C o ll i n s v. W o m a n ca re , 878 F . 2d 1145, 1154 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 9 ) . T h e c o m p la in t d idn o t a lle g e c o n s p ir a c yo rc o n c e rte da c tio n . See H ow er ton v. G ab i ca , 7 0 8 F .2 d3 8 0 , 3 8 3 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 3 ) . T h e a lle g a tio n th a t a p r iv a te p a rtym is u s e ds ta te p r o c e du r e s o u tlin e din as ta te s ta tu te is n o t e n o u g h to e s t abl i s h s t a t e a c t i on, “ e ve n though the pr oc e dur e s the m s e l ve s r e qui r e d the in v o lv e m e n t o f

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