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nominal party

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A quick definition of nominal party:

A nominal party is someone who is included in a lawsuit because of a rule, but they don't really care about the outcome. They don't have any control over what the lawsuit is about. For example, in a wrongful death case, the personal representative of the deceased is a nominal party because they are filing the lawsuit on behalf of the surviving family members who are the ones who really care about the outcome. When deciding if a court has the power to hear a case, they only look at the real parties involved and ignore the nominal ones.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A nominal party is a plaintiff or defendant who is included in a lawsuit only because of a technical rule of practice, and who has no real interest or control over the subject matter of the litigation.

For example, in Illinois, every wrongful death action must be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of the deceased. However, the personal representative may not have any actual interest in the outcome of the case. Instead, the personal representative is included in the lawsuit only because of the legal requirement. In this case, the personal representative is a nominal party.

Another example of a nominal party is a person who is included in a lawsuit simply because they are associated with the real parties in interest. For instance, a company may be sued for the actions of its employees, even if the company had no direct involvement in the incident. In this case, the company is a nominal party.

The Supreme Court has stated that, for diversity purposes, a court must disregard nominal or formal parties and rest jurisdiction only upon the citizenship of real parties to the controversy. This means that a court must focus on the parties who have a real interest in the outcome of the case, rather than those who are included only because of legal requirements.

Overall, a nominal party is someone who is included in a lawsuit only because of a legal requirement or technical rule, and who has no real interest or control over the subject matter of the litigation.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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