Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 1091

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

A third person having an interest therein may intervene in a pending action to enforce a right related to or connected with the object of the pending action against one or more of the parties thereto by:

(1)  Joining with plaintiff in demanding the same or similar relief against the defendant;

(2)  Uniting with defendant in resisting the plaintiff’s demand; or

(3)  Opposing both plaintiff and defendant.