§ FORM 31 MOTION BY DEFENDANT TO ADD ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFF

Codes > Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure > Chapter XI > Appendix A > FORM 31

FORM 31. MOTION BY DEFENDANT TO ADD ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFF

    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.

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