California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §427.10: (a) A plaintiff who in a complaint, alone or with coplaintiffs, alleges a cause of action against one or more defendants may unite with such cause any other causes which he has either alone or with an
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A plaintiff may combine multiple causes of action against one or more defendants in a single complaint.
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(a) A plaintiff who in a complaint, alone or with coplaintiffs, alleges a cause of action against one or more defendants may unite with such cause any other causes which he has either alone or with any coplaintiffs against any of such defendants. (b) Causes of action may be joined in a cross-complaint in accordance with Sections 428.10 and 428.30.
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