The following excerpt is from Ellis v. City of La Mesa, 990 F.2d 1518 (9th Cir. 1993):
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19(a), a just adjudication requires, if feasible, the joinder of those parties that have "a legally cognizable interest in the suit, and [whose] interest will be impaired or impeded by the suit...." Makah Indian Tribe v. Verity, 910 F.2d 555, 558-59 (9th
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