Legal Opinion
Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association, Inc. v. The National Bank of Washington, a Banking Corporation of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 25, 1983No. 82-1221PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges a district court order dismissing a civil action because a party “needed for just adjudication” under Rule 19 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1 could not be joined as a defendant without destroying diversity jurisdiction. 2 The matter in controversy revolves around a contract between two Maryland citizens, plaintiff-appellant Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association, Inc. (Cloverleaf) 1 and Laurel Harness Racing Association, Inc. (Laurel). Cloverleaf voluntarily dismissed the complaint as to Laurel, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1),…
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