
    MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, v. HARPER FAMILY TRUST; et al., Defendants—Appellees, Jorge Glen Harper, Defendant—Appellant, Andrew James Harper, and James W. Harper, Jr., Defendants—Appellees.
    No. 03-36015.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Argued and Submitted July 13, 2005.
    Decided Aug. 15, 2005.
    Before: GOODWIN, BRUNETTI, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
   MEMORANDUM

In this diversity action, Jorge Glen Harper appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of Andrew James Harper (“A.J.”) on a Washington state law defamation claim as well as the district court’s award of enhanced attorneys’ fees to A.J. and James W. Harper under Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82. For the reasons stated by the district court, we AFFIRM.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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