Legal Opinion
William M. Haas v. Jefferson National Bank of Miami Beach, and Charles H. Glueck, New Party
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1971No. 30231PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:
Following a pre-trial conference, the district court entered an order finding that Charles H. Glueck was an “indispensable party” under Fed.R.Civ.Pro. 19, and dismissing the action on the ground that Glueck’s presence in the case “violates the requirements of complete diversity.” We must determine whether the court’s action was appropriate at a pre-trial stage, and, if so, whether it abused its discretion in dismissing the action instead of proceeding without Glueck.
Invoking jurisdiction on the basis of diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, Haas, a citizen of…
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