Hall

MEMORANDUM **

Appellant Robert W. Hall, a Nevada resident, appearing pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his diversity action alleging that Club Corporation of America (“ClubCorp”), 1 a Texas corporation, and Plaza Club-Hawaii, Ltd. ( “Plaza Club”), a Hawaii corporation, breached a contract providing him with lifetime membership benefits in an association of dining and social clubs. The district court dismissed Hall’s claims against Plaza Club based on a lack of personal jurisdiction, and his claims against ClubCorp for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or, in the alternative, for failure to join a necessary and indispensable party pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 19, respectively. This court reviews the district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction de novo. Lee v. City of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 680 (9th Cir.2001). In reviewing the district court’s decision to dismiss a plaintiffs claim for failure to join a party under Rule 19, this court will uphold that decision absent an abuse of discretion. Shermoen v. United States, 982 F.2d 1312, 1317 (9th Cir.1992). For the following reasons, we…