FRCP Rule 18

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Below is Rule 18 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 18 deals with Joinder of Claims , and is indexed under Chapter IV, dealing with Parties.

(a) In General.

A party asserting a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative 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.