MINNESOTA COURT RULES

CIVIL PROCEDURE

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FORM 18 - MOTION TO INTERVENE AS A DEFENDANT UNDER RULE 24

STATE OF MINNESOTA,				District Court
COUNTY OF _				_ Judicial District
A. B.,			)
		Plaintiff	)
	vs.		)	MOTION TO
C. D.,			)	INTERVENE AS
		Defendant	)	A DEFENDANT
E. F.,			)
	Applicant for Intervention		)

E. F. moves for leave to intervene as a defendant in this action, in order to assert the defenses set forth in his proposed answer, of which a copy is hereto attached, on the grounds (here state them) and as such has a defense to plaintiff's claim presenting (both questions of law and of fact) which are common to the main action.

Signed:	_,
	Attorney for E. F.,
	Applicant for Intervention.
Address:	_.

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Notice of Motion

(Contents the same as in Form 14)

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STATE OF MINNESOTA,				District Court
COUNTY OF _				_ Judicial District
A. B.,			)
		Plaintiff	)
	vs.		)	INTERVENER'S
C. D.,			)	ANSWER
		Defendant	)
E. F.,			)
		Intervener	)

First Defense

Intervener admits the allegations stated in paragraphs __________ and __________ of the complaint; denies the allegations in paragraphs __________ and __________.

Second Defense

(Set forth any defenses.)

Signed:	_,
	Attorney for E. F.,
	Intervener.
Address:	_