United States Second Circuit

A trademark action was incorrectly dismissed, for failure to join an indispensable party, where undisputed facts made clear that the absent party had no colorable interest in the subject matter of the litigation, and no issue of that party's conduct required resolution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2002
• Published 08/15/2002

Judges

• KATZMANN, Circuit Judge., Before JACOBS, LEVAL, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry L. Goldin, Allentown, PA (Deyan Ranko Brashich, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marcia B. Paul (Catherine McHale, on the brief) Kay & Boose, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.