Tuesday, January 24, 2006

You Wanted to Know: I Am Permissive

So, after reading about Throck's personality reincarnated as a FRCP, I have to admit I was curious. (Sorry Friday Random 10...I'm working up to you.) And as embarrassed as I felt answering the survey questions while wondering W.W.T.D. (What Would Throck Do?), I did it anyway.

The results?

YOU ARE RULE 20(a)!


You are Rule 20, an important part of the Federal Rules' policy of permissive joinder.

You are designed specifically to allow as many parties in an action as can be tried efficiently, and you'll include someone as long as there is some factual overlap between a claim involving them and the rest of the case at hand.

You are popular, out-going, and are never far from friends. However, your overly gregarious nature and magnanimous approach do make things a bit crowded--you're the reason that lawsuits are often cluttered with innumerable parties and even more numerous claims for relief. Still, despite the crowds that you attract, you can't argue with the efficiency of getting everything done at once!

Exxx-actly. Except for the whole popular thing. And my need for alone Dice-Time. Daily.


2 comments:

emily said...

WWTD? this is only a proper course of action if your motivation is to pursue the nerdiest and perhaps most neurotic option available.

it is not to be adopted as a regular life-philosophy.

go federal rules of civil procedure!!

Timmer said...

I am thinking of making W.W.T.D. armbands and selling them at a table on the G-Unit. That would be super-sweet.