Can a plaintiff bring multiple claims against the same defendant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dumas v. Dep't of Motor Vehicles, No. 2:19-cv-383-MCE-EFB PS (E.D. Cal. 2020):
multiple defendants, which is not permitted under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007) ("[M]ultiple claims against a single party are fine, but . . . [u]nrelated claims against different defendants belong in different suits . . . .").
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