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.....ALLOWABLE PLEADINGS & STATE-FEDERAL TERMINOLOGY
........Hypo: Three-car collision. C's car, hits B's car into A's car. A = Plaintiff.
.............(aka Why you must know federal terminology for all jurisdictions)

.....Four Types of Complaint ...........Federal Terminology ..Representative State Term (CA)

................A v. B & C
.[B/C Response=Answer/Motion] ...................Complaint ...................Complaint

........B v. A (Accid = A's fault)
...[A Response=Answer/Motion] .................Counterclaim

........B v. C (Shift all/part fault)
...[C Response=Answer/Motion] .................Cross-Claim

...Change: A v. B only & B v. C
...[C Response=Answer/Motion]
..(A not sue C, but A may amend) .............Third-Party Claim
...(B = only orig D & B = TPC P)

.....ALLOWABLE PLEADINGS & STATE-FEDERAL TERMINOLOGY ........Hypo: Three-car collision. C's car, hits B's car into A's car. A = Plaintiff. .............(aka Why you must know federal terminology for all jurisdictions)
.....Four Types of Complaint	...........Federal Terminology	..Representative State Term (CA)
................A v. B & C .[B/C Response=Answer/Motion]	...................Complaint	...................Complaint
........B v. A (Accid = A's fault) ...[A Response=Answer/Motion]	.................Counterclaim
........B v. C (Shift all/part fault) ...[C Response=Answer/Motion]	.................Cross-Claim
...Change: A v. B only & B v. C ...[C Response=Answer/Motion] ..(A not sue C, but A may amend)	.............Third-Party Claim ...(B = only orig D & B = TPC P)