California Code of Civil Procedure CHAPTER 5 - Permissive Joinder

• Section 378.
  (a) All persons may join in one action as plaintiffs if:(1) They assert any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative, in respect of or...
• Section 379.
  (a) All persons may be joined in one action as defendants if there is asserted against them:(1) Any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative,...
• Section 379.5.
  When parties have been joined under Section 378 or 379, the court may make such orders as may appear just to prevent any party from...
• Section 382.
  If the consent of any one who should have been joined as plaintiff cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof...
• Section 384.
  (a) It is the policy of the State of California to ensure that the unpaid cash residue and unclaimed or abandoned funds in class action litigation...

Last modified: October 22, 2018