Eugene Pyeatt v. William R. Goode, P.C.

996 F.2d 1226 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eugene PYEATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAM R. GOODE, P.C. Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35219. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 1993. * Decided May 20, 1993. 1 Before PREGERSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and LEGGE, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Eugene Pyeatt appeals the district court's dismissal of his action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., for failure to join an indispensable party under Fed.R.Civ.P. 19. We review district court decisions regarding joinder under Fed.R.Civ.P. 19 for abuse of discretion. Hughes v. United States, 953 F.2d 531, 541 (9th Cir.1992). 4 The district court reasonably concluded that under Oregon law the Creditors Protective Association might be collaterally estopped from litigating issues concerning the form of its summons in subsequent actions, because it is "in privity" with…