Alemayehu v. Abere

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This Memorandum Opinion addresses whether Federal Rule 19 requires that certain parties be joined to this lawsuit before it may continue, and it evaluates Plaintiff's two remaining summary judgment arguments. The lawsuit arose from a dispute between Plaintiff Neway Alemayehu and Defendants Belay Abere, Bekalu Bayabile, and Iyossias Tilahun regarding their involvement in a Washington, D.C. restaurant venture. During a recent round of briefing, the Court became aware that two of Mr. Abere's counterclaims implicate the contractual…