Perez-Cruz v. Estate of Fernandez-Martinez

OPINION AND ORDER

CEREZO, District Judge.

At the pretrial conference held on October 5, 1984 codefendant United States of America argued that the trial to be held three months from that date1 should not be limited to those issues pending in the local court at the time of removal of this action and that all other issues already decided by that court should be relitigated before this forum. Its position, more extensively discussed in its memorandum, is that since the United States was an indispensable party to this action since ■ 1961 when it acquired an interest in the property being…