4 Cited authorities

  1. Official Comm., Unsecured Cr. v. Shapiro

    190 F.R.D. 352 (E.D. Pa. 2000)   Cited 84 times
    Stating that Rule 21 also "may be used to organize problematic issues other than joinder problems."
  2. Section 1914 - District court; filing and miscellaneous fees; rules of court

    28 U.S.C. § 1914   Cited 25,815 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Requiring parties instituting a civil action to pay a filing fee
  3. Rule 20 - Permissive Joinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 20   Cited 11,808 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts authority to "issue orders-including an order for separate trials."
  4. Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 21   Cited 7,811 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts broad discretion when deciding whether to sever claims or to dismiss improperly joined claims or defendants