ed.1990) (emphasis added). To unite is “to join in an act; to concur; to act in concert. ” Id. at 1533 (emphasis added). The noun “concert” is defined as “agreement in a design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views.” Webster’s Third New International Dictionary 470 (unabr. ed.1993) (emphasis added). The verb “concert” has a similar meaning: “to plan together.” Id. Thus, “[a] person is deemed to act in concert when he acts with another to bring about some preconceived result.” Black’s Law Dictionary 289 (emphasis added). From these definitions, it appears that the act of joinder contemplates a concerted effort on the part of more than one individual, rather than the unilateral action of one person. See Thompson v. Boggs, 33 F.3d 847, 858 (7th Cir.1994) (<HOLDING>); Parker-Hannifin Corp. v. Samuel Moore & Co.,
holding analogous federal rule did not authorize the filing of a motion to join by a nonparty to the lawsuit holding that filing an answer  does not invoke the status as a defendant in plaintiffs lawsuit holding that the filing of a motion to dismiss the case by the clerk of court did not interrupt the running of the threeyear prescriptive period for abandonment because the action was taken by the clerk of court a nonparty holding that summary judgment for defendant who did not file own motion or join codefendants motion was in error and required reversal holding that where the violation of the fdcpa was the filing of a lawsuit the statule of limitations begins to run on the date of filing