Indispensable Party

Indispensable Party

Definition

A necessary party that is so essential that the case should be dismissed as a matter of equity and good conscience if the party cannot be joined. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19, a party is necessary if a court cannot give existing parties complete relief without the party’s presence.

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