California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 3 — Of the Parties to Civil Actions, Chapter 1 — General Provisions, Section 369.5
(a) A partnership or other unincorporated association, whether organized for profit or not, may sue and be sued in the name it has assumed or by which it is known.
(b) A member of the partnership or other unincorporated association may be joined as a party in an action against the unincorporated association. If service of process is made on the member as an individual, whether or not the member is also served as a person upon whom service is made on behalf of the unincorporated association, a judgment against the member based on the member’s personal liability may be obtained in the action, whether the liability is joint, joint and several, or several.
Notes
Allows a partnership or other unincorporated association to sue and be sued under its assumed or known name and permits an association member to be joined as a defendant. If the member is personally served as an individual, allows judgment against that member based on personal joint, joint-and-several, or several liability.
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