Part IV. Parties
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Rule 17. Parties plaintiff and defendant -- capacity .
Rule 17(a). Real party in interest.
Rule 17(b). Capacity to sue or be sued.
Rule 17(c). Infants or incompetent persons.
Rule 18. Joinder of claims and remedies .
Rule 18(a). Joinder of claims.
Rule 18(b). Joinder of remedies -- fraudulent conveyances.
Rule 19. Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication .
Rule 19(a). Persons to be joined if feasible.
Rule 19(b). Determination by court of whenever joinder not feasible.
Rule 19(c). Pleading reasons for nonjoinder.
Rule 19(d). Exception of class actions.
Rule 20. Permissive joinder of parties .
Rule 20(a). Permissive joinder.
Rule 20(b). Separate trials.
Rule 21. Misjoinder and nonjoinder of parties.
Rule 22. Interpleader .
Rule 22(a). By joinder, cross-claim or counterclaim.
Rule 22(b). By substitution.
Rule 23. Class actions .
Rule 23(a). Prerequisites to a class action.
Rule 23(b). Class actions maintainable.
Rule 23(c). Determination by order whether class action to be maintained -- notice -- judgment -- actions conducted partially as class actions.
Rule 23(d). Order in conduct of actions.
Rule 23(e). Dismissal or compromise.
Rule 23(f). Security for costs.
Rule 23.1. Derivative actions by shareholders.
Rule 23.2. Actions relating to unincorporated associations.
Rule 24. Intervention .
Rule 24(a). Intervention of right.
Rule 24(b). Permissive intervention.
Rule 24(c). Procedure.
Rule 25. Substitution of parties .
Rule 25(a). Death.
Rule 25(b). Incompetency.
Rule 25(c). Transfer of interest.
Rule 25(d). Public officers -- death or separation from office.