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La. Code Civ. P. Ann. art. § 644 (2026)

 Party plaintiff who refuses or fails to sue

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Art. 644.  Party plaintiff who refuses or fails to sue

If a party subject to the jurisdiction of the court should join as a plaintiff but refuses or fails to do so, he may be joined as a defendant and required to assert his rights in the action or be precluded thereafter from asserting them.

Acts 1995, No. 662, §1.