· 4/8/1975
Frank Caprio v. Bob Wilson
Citations
- 513 F.2d 837
- 19 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1488
- 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 15266
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- concluding, in a case involving a congress- man’s alleged misuse of the “franking privilege” by mail- ing a congressional newsletter, that the district court’s refusal to join the Post Office as an involuntary plaintiff under Rule 19(a
- Post Office could not be joined as involuntary plaintiff because there was no trust relationship between appellant and the Post Office who each had an “independent right”
- “[A]uthorization in Rule 19(a) to join a 6 STC.UNM v. INTEL CORPORATION party as an involuntary plaintiff may be invoked only when the party sought to be joined has a duty to allow plaintiff to use his name in the action.” (quotation omit- ted)
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Judges: Carter
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