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Rule 13 - Counter Sue
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FRCP
§§13 allows you to get back in the Plaintiff's face, legally
with a counter lawsuit. This means, you need to be prepared that the person
you are suing, may turn around and counter sue you on related charges.
Under
13(b) The defendant gets to sue the plaintiff for any non-related claims.
The
only catch is that if the defendant's claim is STOO (same transaction
or occurrence) and it does not require any indispensable third parties,
13 (a) states you have to assert the counter claim at that trial. Use
it or lose it, is how it is considered.
Think
of it this way, if you are a fraud victim
If
you, the fraud victim sue Wiley Crook for steeling your business equipment,
but it turns out that you are not exactly the innocent victim you say
you are, Rule 13 lets the other guy counter sue you.
But
let's say you lose your home in a foreclosure and the lender sues for
the difference in what the home sold and what you still owe. Under Rule
13, if you have a legitimate case, you could counter sue the lender for
all its actions that cause the loss of the home if you have the evidence
to show the foreclosure was bogus.
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justice and this section is only meant as an insight for other victims
having to undo a crime in civil court.
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