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2002 U.S. Code
Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 28 - APPENDIX
General Order No. 41
Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 28 - APPENDIX
General Order No. 41
IV. PARTIES
Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties
Containsrule 21
Date2002
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 6, 2003
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard


Rule 21. Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties

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 proceeded with separately.

Rules Committee Note

The last sentence of the former rule, “To add plaintiffs, see RCFC 20(a)(1)–(2),” was eliminated to more closely conform the rule to FRCP 21.

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