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Joinder of claims
• FRCP 18(a) provides that a litigant asserting a claim for relief may join
as many claims as she or he has against an adversary, regardless of
subject matter.
• Compulsory joinder is required for any person who has a material
interest in the case if
– in his or her absence, complete relief cannot be accorded, or
– his or her interest is such that proceeding without him or her would be prejudicial.
• Permissive joinder applies to parties who may be joined (proper
parties).
• Impleader is a special type of joinder for which a defendant can bring in
a third party who may be liable for the plaintiff’s claim.
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