Opinion ID: 786958
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Heading: Joinder of UNLV as an Indispensable Party

Text: 12 Early in the litigation, Events moved pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 for joinder of the UNLV Thomas and Mack Center. The district court granted the motion in February 2001, ordering Disabled Rights to file an amended complaint naming the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center as a defendant. 13 Applying the multi-factor test for joinder, the district court reasoned that because it is the entity that owns and operates the Center in the most direct sense, UNLV has a legally protected interest in the outcome of the litigation. The court also concluded that (1) absent UNLV, complete relief among the existing parties was not possible, as enforcement of any judgment awarding relief would require the cooperation of UNLV, as the owner and operator of the Center; and (2) the relief could not be shaped in any way to lessen the prejudice to UNLV if it did not participate in the litigation. The district court directed Disabled Rights to join the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center. 5 14 On July 17, 2001, Disabled Rights filed a first amended complaint, this time naming Cowboys, Events, and the UNLV Center as defendants, but still alleging violations only of Title III of the ADA. 15