Eie Guam Corporation, a Guam Corporation v. The Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd., Now Known as the Shinsei Bank, Ltd., a Japanese Corporation and the Resolution and Collection Corporation, a Japanese Corporation, Eie Guam Corporation, a Guam Corporation v. The Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd., Now Known as the Shinsei Bank, Ltd., a Japanese Corporation and the Resolution and Collection Corporation, a Japanese Corporation

322 F.3d 635 EIE GUAM CORPORATION, a Guam corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The LONG TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD., now known as the Shinsei Bank, Ltd., a Japanese corporation; and the Resolution and Collection Corporation, a Japanese corporation, Defendants-Appellees. EIE Guam Corporation, a Guam corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd., now known as The Shinsei Bank, Ltd., a Japanese corporation; and the Resolution and Collection Corporation, a Japanese corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 02-16214. No. 02-16259. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 13, 2003. Filed February 27, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Seth M. Hufstedler and Shirley M. Hufstedler, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant-cross-appellee. John E. Porter, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellees-cross-appellants. Appeals from the District Court of Guam; Edward Rafeedie, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-00009-ER. Before: HUG, ALARCÓN, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. OPINION GRABER, Circuit Judge. 1 We are called on to decide whether a voluntarily joined…