Form 31 – Motion by Defendant to Add Additional Plaintiff

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Mississippi

Defendant moves the court for an order directing that ________________________ be made a party plaintiff herein, or in the alternative, if ___________________ refuses to join as a plaintiff, he be made a defendant as provided by Rule 19(a), and for grounds therefor shows:

1. This is an action for [state briefly the nature of the claim for relief].

2. [State facts showing that a person needed for just adjudication has not been joined as a plaintiff].

3. The said ______________________ is a citizen and resident of __________________; he is subject to the jurisdiction of this court as to service of process and venue; and he can be made a party plaintiff (or, as the case may be, a party defendant) herein without depriving the court of jurisdiction.