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US Civil Procedure for International Students: 2020 - 2021 Edition
Section 4 . 5 . 2 . 2
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Rule 54(b) and Cases Involving Multiple Claims

Ray Worthy Campbell

     What happens when a case involves more than one party or more than one claim? A judge's decision might end the litigation on one claim or with regard to one party, but the case goes on. This was not the case in the common law, where there was one claim per writ. Rule 54(b) responds to that situation, providing a pathway for review of such final but partial decisions.

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