California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Spray v. Superior Court of Orange County, G037541 (Cal. App. 11/28/2007), G037541 (Cal. App. 2007):
When, as here, the petition names a court as the respondent, "it must disclose the name of any real party in interest." (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.490(b)(2).) "`Real party in interest' has been generally defined as `any person or entity whose interest will be directly affected by the proceeding . . . .' [Citation.] While the real party in interest is `usually the other party to the lawsuit or proceeding being challenged' [citation], it may be `the person or entity in whose favor the acts complained of operates [sic]' or `anyone having a direct interest in the result' [citation], or `the real adverse party . . . in whose favor the act complained of has been done.' [Citations.]" (Sonoma County Nuclear Free Zone `86 v. Superior Court (1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 167, 173.)
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