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Parties Involved:
Regina Drenik
Plaintiff
Gordon Ohanesian
Defendant
Vera Ohanesian
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REGINA DRENIK,

Plaintiff,

v.

GORDON OHANESIAN & VERA

OHANESIAN, individually,

Defendants.

CIV.S-05-209-DFL

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

AND ORDER

Plaintiff Regina Drenik (“Drenik”) moves to amend her

complaint to add a new plaintiff, the Human Rights and Fair

Housing Commission of the City and County of Sacramento

(“Commission”). 

As of oral argument, the Commission had not filed any brief

or declaration expressing interest in joining Drenik’s action,

nor had it filed a complaint in federal or state court regarding

this matter. Counsel for Drenik does not represent the

Commission in this action. Thus, for all it appears, the

Commission would become an unwitting or involuntary party to this

litigation. 

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None of the federal rules provides for a plaintiff to seek

to join another person or entity as a plaintiff without that

person or entity’s active participation in joinder except in very

limited circumstances –- such as a limited fund class action --

which do not apply here. Intervention is probably the more

appropriate procedure, yet the Commission has not yet sought to

intervene. If it did, it would be important to know why the

Commission waited to intervene to such a late date. 

For these reasons, plaintiff's motion to amend is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 6/15/2006

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge

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