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f i e d I nvs . , I nc . ( I n r e Che ng) , 308 B . R . 44 8, 46 1 (B . A . P . 9th C i r. 20 04 ) ( “ P roperty of the es t at e thati s notsc hedu l ed orothe rw i s e a dm i ni s t e r e d by the t i m e the c a s e i s c l os e d r e m a i ns pr ope rty of the es t at e f orever. ”) . A cc o rd in g ly, th e d istrict co u rt p ro p er ly d ism isse d S en ec a’s a c t i on be c aus e S e ne c ai s notthe r e a l pa rty i n i nt e r e s ta nd ha s no s t a ndi ng t o pur s ue h is c la im s . See F e d. R . C i v. P . 17( a ) ( 1) ( “ A n a c t i on m us tbe pr os e c ut e d i n the n a m e o f th e r e a l p a rty in in te r e s t.” ) ; see a l so Es tate of

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