Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas v. Bruce Babbitt, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior

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• holding that “Kansas is a necessary party under Rule 19(a)” because “[c]learly, ... the State of Kansas has an interest in the validity of a compact to which it is a party, and this interest would be directly affected by the relief that the Tribe seeks”
• finding that even though the defendant did not cross appeal the denial of the motion to dismiss, the appellate court has a duty to raise the indispensable party issue sua sponte
• “The exercise of discretion contemplates reasoned decision making on the basis of relevant and appropriate considerations to the task at hand.”
• “[T]here is very little room for balancing of other factors set out in Rule 19(b) where a necessary party under Rule 19(a) is immune from suit because immunity may be viewed as one of those interests compelling by themselves.”
• “Under the first and second prongs of [the Rule 19(b) evaluation], when the relief requested must, to satisfy plaintiffs’ claims, be in derogation of the rights of a person not before the court, that person is an indispensable party.”

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