United States Sixth Circuit

A party who has not suffered injury in fact by defendants has no standing to bring an action, or to make a motion to substitute the real party in interest, thus denial of an FRCP 17(a) motion to substitute and dismissal are proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/30/2002
• Decided 07/29/2002
• Published 07/29/2002

Judges

• Before SUHRHEINRICH and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul D. Galea (briefed), Foster, Meadows & Ballard, Detroit, MI, Stephen J. Schlegel, Edward M. Kay (briefed), Ann C. Chalstrom (argued), Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Black (argued and briefed), Neil K. Disney (briefed), Buesser, Black, Graham & Buettner, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Donald R. Dillon, Jr. (argued and briefed), Moffett & Dillon, Birmingham, MI, for Defendants-Appellees.