United States First Circuit

In a breach of contract suit involving the distribution of cereal products, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where there was an indispensable party to the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 whose joinder would destroy complete diversity. The district court also correctly denied costs and fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2008
• Published 02/14/2008

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gael Mahony, with whom Holland & Knight LLP, Alfredo Fernández Martinez and Delgado & Fernández, LLP were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ricardo F. Casellas, with whom Casellas Alcover & Burgos, P.S.C. was on brief, for appellees.