Well, not really, but this case, which the Supreme Court granted cert. on Dec. 3, involves the application of the necessary and indispensable party doctrine of Rule 19 to sovereigns (especially sovereigns raising sovereign immunity). Interestingly, a large portion (even perhaps a majority) of the cases cited in the cert. petitions and opps involve the application of Rule 19 to tribal sovereigns.
From SCOTUSBlog:
Docket: 06-1204
Case name: Republic of the Philippines, et al. v. Pimentel, et al.
Issue: Whether, under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 19(a) and (b), a court must dismiss an interpleader action involving a foreign country that has successfully claimed sovereign immunity.
- Opinion below (Ninth Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
- Amicus brief of the United States (in support of the petitioner)
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