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Pendent Jurisdiction - The Problem Of "Pendenting Parties", William H. Fortune
Pendent Jurisdiction - The Problem Of "Pendenting Parties", William H. Fortune
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Federal courts have generally discouraged the joinder of a third party solely on the basis of a claim pendent to a federal cause of action. They have, however, been more liberal in allowing joinder in diversity cases. The author reviews the case law and argues that a more liberal attitude toward joinder should be adopted, except in diversity cases where, he believes, liberal joinder erodes the requirement of complete diversity.