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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 369.5

General Provisions

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Valley Media, Inc. (2002)

Most recently applied in In Re Valley Media, Inc. (April 2002)

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 13

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(a) A partnership or other unincorporated association, whether organized for profit or not, may sue and be sued in the name it has assumed or by which it is known.

(b) A member of the partnership or other unincorporated association may be joined as a party in an action against the unincorporated association. If service of process is made on the member as an individual, whether or not the member is also served as a person upon whom service is made on behalf of the unincorporated association, a judgment against the member based on the member’s personal liability may be obtained in the action, whether the liability is joint, joint and several, or several.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.