by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
Misjoinder of parties is not ground for dismissal of an action. Parties may be dropped or added by order of the court on motion of any party or of its own initiative at any stage of the action and on such terms as are just. Any claim against a party may be severed and...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Permissive Joinder. All persons may join in one (1) action as plaintiffs if they assert any 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 if...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Persons to Be Joined if Feasible. A person who is subject to service of process shall be joined as a party in the action if : (1) In the person’s absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties; or (2) The person claims an interest...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Joinder of Claims. A party asserting a claim to relief as an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third party claim, may join, either as independent or as alternate claims, as many claims, legal or equitable, as that party has against an opposing party....
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Real Party in Interest. Every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest. An executor, administrator, guardian, bailee, trustee of an express trust, a party with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
In any action the court may in its discretion direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it for a conference to consider:(1) The simplification of the issues;(2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings;(3) The possibility of obtaining...
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