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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 428.20
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§ 428.20 When a person files a cross-complaint as authorized by Section 428.
Part 2: Of Civil Actions | Title 6: Of the Pleadings in Civil Actions | Chapter 2: Pleadings Demanding Relief | Article 4: Cross-Complaints
Rule Text
When a person files a cross-complaint as authorized by Section 428.10, he may join any person as a cross-complainant or cross-defendant, whether or not such person is already a party to the action, if, had the cross-complaint been filed as an independent action, the joinder of that party would have been permitted by the statutes governing joinder of parties.
Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.