The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may be used during the examination. Please present a clear, concise, comprehensive, discussion of the issues raised by the facts in the numbered paragraphs. Allocate your time carefully and write legibly.
Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.
Assume that at the time plaintiff commenced the action, he knew there were other entities that manufactured and distributed talc to Uniroyal for use in its Providence plant during the period plaintiff was employed there, but he did not know the specific names. Shortly after the complaint was filed, plaintiff. Astute and painstaking discovery over a three year period eventually revealed that a producer of Vermont talc was possibly liable to Plaintiff and that there were two producers of Vermont talc during plaintiff's period of employment. Defendants Windsor and Omya were served with process on August 10, 1983. Assume both defendants are diverse from Plaintiff.