District of Columbia § 29-1013.02 Proper plaintiff.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 29-1013.02 — Proper plaintiff.

District of Columbia § 29-1013.02

Title 29Business Organizations. [Enacted title]

Ch. 10Limited Cooperative Associations.

Subch. XIIIAction by Member.

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D.C. Code § 29-1013.02 (2026).

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(a)A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited cooperative association shall be maintained only by a person that:

(1)Is a member or a dissociated member at the time the action is commenced and:

(A)Was a member when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or

(B)Whose status as a member devolved upon the person by operation of law or the organic rules from a person that was a member at the time of the conduct; and

(2)Adequately represents the interests of the association.

(b)If the sole plaintiff in a derivative action dies while the action is pending, the Superior Court may permit another member who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to be substituted as plaintiff.

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(a) A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited cooperative association shall be maintained only by a person that:

(1) Is a member or a dissociated member at the time the action is commenced and:

(A) Was a member when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or

(B) Whose status as a member devolved upon the person by operation of law or the organic rules from a person that was a member at the time of the conduct; and

(2) Adequately represents the interests of the association.

(b) If the sole plaintiff in a derivative action dies while the action is pending, the Superior Court may permit another member who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to be substituted as plaintiff.