California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 5 — Jurisdiction and Service of Process, Chapter 1 — Jurisdiction and Forum, Article 3 — Jurisdiction in Action, Section 410.70
In an action against two or more persons who are jointly, jointly and severally, or severally liable on a contract, the court in which the action is pending has jurisdiction to proceed against such of the defendants as are served as if they were the only defendants.
Notes
Allows a court hearing a contract action against two or more defendants with joint, joint-and-several, or several liability to proceed against the defendants who have been served as though they were the only defendants. The court need not wait for service on every potentially liable defendant before proceeding against those properly served.
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