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KENTUCKY
RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
RULE 19
JOINDER OF PERSONS NEEDED FOR JUST ADJUDICATION
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19.01 PERSONS TO BE JOINED IF FEASIBLE
A person who is subject to service of process, either personal or
constructive, shall be joined as a party in the action if (a) in his
absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already
parties, or (b) he claims an interest relating to the subject of the
action and is so situated that the disposition of the action in his
absence may (i) as a practical matter impair or impede his ability
to protect that interest or (ii) leave any of the persons already
parties subject to a substantial risk of incurring double, multiple,
or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reason of his claimed
interest. If he has not been so joined, the court shall order that
he be made a party. If he should join as a plaintiff but refuses to
do so, he may be made a defendant, or, in a proper case an
involuntary plaintiff. If the joined party objects to venue and his
joinder would render the venue of the action improper, he shall be
dismissed from the action.
[Amended eff.
1-1-78; prior amendment eff. 7-1-69; adopted eff. 7-1-53]
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19.02 DETERMINATION BY COURT WHENEVER JOINDER NOT FEASIBLE
If a person as described in Rule 19.01 cannot be made a party, the
court shall determine whether in equity and good conscience the
action should proceed among the parties before it, or should be
dismissed, the absent person being thus regarded as indispensible.
The factors to be considered by the court include: (a) to what
extent a judgment rendered in the person's absence might be
prejudicial to him or those already parties; (b) the extent to
which, by protective provisions in the judgment, by the shaping of
relief, or other measures, the prejudice can be lessened or avoided;
(c) whether a judgment rendered in the person's absence will be
adequate; (d) whether the plaintiff will have an adequate remedy if
the action is dismissed for nonjoinder.
[Amended eff.
1-1-78; prior amendment eff. 7-1-69; adopted eff. 7-1-53]
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19.03 PLEADING REASONS FOR NONJOINDER
A pleading asserting a claim for relief shall state the names, if
known to the pleader, of any persons as described in Rule 19.01 who
are not joined, and the reasons why they are not joined.
[Amended eff.
7-1-69; adopted eff. 7-1-53]
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19.04 EXCEPTION OF CLASS ACTIONS
Rule 19 is subject
to the provisions of Rule 23.
[Adopted eff.
7-1-69]
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