FEATURE ARTICLE:
 NEW
LAW
JOINDER OF PARTIES WITHOUT COURT LEAVE NOW
PERMITTED
NEW LAW ON INJUNCTIONS:
Raising of Issue of Fact by Defendant Will
Not by Itself Suffice to Deny Plaintiff Preliminary Injunction
NEW LAW ON INFORMAL RULINGS:
Orders and Rulings Made by Judges in Conferences
or in Chambers Must Be Reduced to Writing at Party's Request
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GENERAL
PRACTICE
COUNTERCLAIM DEFAULT:
Defendant's Failure to Seek Default Judgment
on Counterclaim During One-Year Period Brings Its Dismissal
VENUE OF ARBITRATION APPLICATION:
If Earlier Proceeding Is Brought Concerning
Arbitration, Later Application Should Be Made in That Proceeding
ADDITIONAL MAIL NOTICE:
Want of Added Notice in Contract Case Is Not
Jurisdictional, But Precludes Default Judgment
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DEFERENCE TO PRIOR ACTION:
To Dismiss One Action in Deference to Earlier
One, Complaint Must Have Been Served in Earlier One
BACKLOG
ITEMS
"JOHN DOE" SUMMONS:
Plaintiff Can't Use "John Doe" Summons Without
Diligent Effort to Identify Defendant First
REPRESENTATION OF CORPORATIONS:
Corporate Defendant Can't Just Assign to an
Individual a "Debt" It Has to Plaintiff So As to Avoid Retaining Attorney
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