Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association, Inc. v. The National Bank of Washington, a Banking Corporation of the District of Columbia

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• adopting abuse of discretion standard to govern district court dismissals pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 19(b)
• acknowledging district court’s “substantial discretion in considering which factors to weigh and how heavily to emphasize certain considerations in deciding whether the action should go forward.”
• noting that this affidavit requirement helps “prevent fishing expeditions”

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