Roberts v. MacDonald

967 F.2d 590 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Randall S. ROBERTS, Val R. Jolley, F.D. Moeller, and William Cooley, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Peter MacDONALD, Sr.; Defendant-Appellant, v. Honorable Robert YAZZIE, District Judge, Window Rock District, Navajo Nation, Defendant, Appellee, No. 91-15166. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 14, 1992. * Decided July 2, 1992. Before FLETCHER, POOLE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Peter MacDonald, Sr. appeals the district court's refusal to allow him to file a counterclaim in an action brought against Judge Yazzie of the Navajo Tribal Court and MacDonald by Randall S. Roberts and other attorneys who had represented MacDonald. He also appeals the district court's dismissal of the action pursuant to a motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(2) by Yazzie and Roberts. Finally, he argues that he was denied due process because the district court held an ex parte proceeding at which he was…