by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan
Misjoinder of parties is not a ground for dismissal of an action. Parties may be added or dropped by order of the court on motion of a party or on the court’s own initiative at any stage of the action and on terms that are just. When the presence of persons...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan
(A) Permissive Joinder.(1) All persons may join in one action as plaintiffs (a) if they assert a right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative, in respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan
(A) Necessary Joinder. Subject to the provisions of subrule (B) and MCR 3.501, persons having such interests in the subject matter of an action that their presence in the action is essential to permit the court to render complete relief must be made parties and...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan
(A) When Defendant May Bring in Third Party.(1) Subject to the provisions of MCL 500.3030, any time after commencement of an action, a defending party, as a third-party plaintiff, may serve a summons and complaint on a person not a party to the action who is or may be...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan
(A) Compulsory Joinder. In a pleading that states a claim against an opposing party, the pleader must join every claim that the pleader has against that opposing party at the time of serving the pleading, if it arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan
(A) Death.(1) If a party dies and the claim is not thereby extinguished, the court may order substitution of the proper parties. (a) A motion for substitution may be made by a party, or by the successor or representative of the deceased party.(b) Unless a motion for...
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