Legal Opinion
Bardomiano Aguilar & Rosa Aguilar, Etc. v. Los Angeles County, L.A. county/u.s.c. Medical Center
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1985No. 83-6428PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Bardomiano and Rosa Aguilar appeal the dismissal of their medical malpractice action. The district judge based the dismissal on the Aguilars’ failure to join an indispensable party, their son Jaime, whose join-der would defeat diversity jurisdiction. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 2, 1983, appellants Rosa and Bardomiano Aguilar filed a medical mal*1091practice suit against appellees County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County/U.S.C. Medical Center, and several medical center employees (“County”). The Aguilars alleged that the County’s negligence in providing…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Levy v. CohenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
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