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Title IV: Parties

Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

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Title I: Scope of Rules—One Form of Action Title II: Commencement of Action and Venue; Service of Process; Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers Subsequent to the Original Complaint; Time Title III: Pleadings and Motions Title IV: Parties Title V: Discovery Title VI: Trials Title VII: Judgment Title VIII: Provisional and Final Remedies Title IX: Probate, Juvenile, and Domestic Relations Proceedings Title X: General Provisions
Rule 17 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity Rule 18 Joinder of Claims and Remedies Rule 19 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication Rule 19.1 Compulsory Joinder Rule 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties Rule 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties Rule 22 Interpleader Rule 23 Class Actions Rule 23.1 Derivative Actions by Shareholders Rule 24 Intervention Rule 25 Substitution of Parties