Rule 22 – Interpleader

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) GROUNDS. (1)By a Plaintiff. Persons with claims that may expose a plaintiff to double or multiple liability may be joined as defendants and required to interplead. Joinder for interpleader is proper even though:(A) the claims of the several claimants, or the...

Rule 20 – Permissive Joinder of Parties

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) PERSONS WHO MAY JOIN OR BE JOINED.(1)Plaintiffs. Persons may join in one action as plaintiffs if: (A) they assert any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative with respect to or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of...

Rule 19 – Required Joinder of Parties

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE JOINED IF FEASIBLE.(1)Required Party. A person who is subject to service of process and whose joinder will not deprive the court of subject-matter jurisdiction must be joined as a party if:(A) in that person’s absence, the court cannot...

Rule 18 – Joinder of Claims

by | May 8, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Federal

(a) IN GENERAL. A party asserting a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative claims, as many claims as it has against an opposing party.(b) JOINDER OF CONTINGENT CLAIMS. A party may join two claims even though one...