Rule 18 — Joinder of Claims

Fed. R. Civ. P. 18

• Source: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Rule: 18
• TITLE IV: PARTIES
• Citation: Fed. R. Civ. P. 18

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(a) IN GENERAL. A party asserting a claim, counterclaim,
crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alter-
native claims, as many claims as it has against an opposing party.
(b) JOINDER OF CONTINGENT CLAIMS. A party may join two claims
even though one of them is contingent on the disposition of the

other; but the court may grant relief only in accordance with the
parties’ relative substantive rights. In particular, a plaintiff may
state a claim for money and a claim to set aside a conveyance
that is fraudulent as to that plaintiff, without first obtaining a
judgment for the money.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Feb. 28, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; Mar. 2, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007.)