Ramona Two Shields v. Spencer Wilkinson, Jr.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that joinder analysis does not depend on whether the eventual consequences of the litigation will somehow affect a non-party
• recognizing that the United States, a non-party, did not waive its sovereign immunity, nor was it required to intervene as a party, even though it was permitted to assert its interests in the case through an amicus brief
• finding that, absent joinder, the United States’ interests were impaired when plaintiffs were required to prove the United States breached its fiduciary duty
• noting that remaining defendants “have strong incentives to characterize any breach as resulting solely from the government’s independent action and judgment” in order to reduce their own liability
• suggesting that a party would be required if it “emerges as an active participant in the allegations made in the complaint that are critical to the disposition of the important issues in the litigation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).