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R. 4:30 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:30: Misjoinder And Non-Joinder Of Parties, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Misjoinder And Non-Joinder Of Parties

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Misjoinder of parties is not ground for dismissal of an action. Parties may be dropped or added by court order on motion by any party or its own motion. Any claim against a party may be reserved or severed and proceeded with separately by court order.

Note: Source-R.R. 4:34; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.

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rule 4:30 "Misjoinder And Non-Joinder Of Parties" {
Misjoinder of parties is not ground for dismissal of an action. Parties may be dropped or added by court order on motion by any party or its own motion. Any claim against a party may be reserved or severed and proceeded with separately by court order.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:34; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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