Leppaluoto

895 F.2d 1417 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert LEPPALUOTO, dba Leppaluoto Offshore Marine, Judina Leppaluoto, dba Leppaluoto Offshore Marine, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George NAZARIAN, dba the Law Clinic, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-6109. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 8, 1990. Decided Feb. 5, 1990. As Amended May 3, 1990. Before FARRIS, BOOCHEVER, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Robert Leppaluoto (Leppaluoto) and his wife Judina Leppaluoto appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant George Nazarian (Nazarian) in a legal malpractice and conspiracy action. Because we find that Leppaluoto was not the real party in interest, we conclude that he lacks standing to sue Nazarian and affirm the district court. 3 The alleged malpractice arose out of Nazarian's representation of Leppaluoto Offshore Marine, Inc., in an action by the United States to collect…