Interpleaders, Interventions, and Compulsory Joinders – California Globe

Interpleaders, Interventions, and Compulsory Joinders – California Globe

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 3, contains a number of important procedural items for parties to civil actions. Chapter 6 deals with interpleaders. Section 386 provides that a defendant, against whom an action is pending upon a contract, or for specific personal property, may, at any time before filing an answer, upon affidavit that a person not a party to the action makes against him, and without any collusion with him, …