District Court Civil Rules
Current through 2025
Chapter I · SCOPE OF RULES AND MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING — ONE FORM OF ACTION
Chapter II · COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND ORDERS
Chapter III · PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
- 7 Pleadings Allowed — Form of Motions. — (a) Pleadings Deadlines
- 8 General Rules of Pleading. — (a) Claims for Relief
- 9 Pleading Special Matters. — (a) Capacity
- 10 Form of Pleadings. — (a) Caption; Names of Parties
- 11 Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and other papers; Sanctions
- 12 Defenses and Objections — When and How Presented — By Pleading or Motion — Motion for Judgment on Pleadings. — (a) When Presented
- 13 Counterclaim and Cross-claim. — (a) Compulsory Counterclaims
- 14 Third-party Practice. — (a) When Defendant May Bring in Third Party Deadlines
- 15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings. — (a) Amendments
- 16 Pre-Trial Procedure — Formulating Issues
Chapter IV · PARTIES
- 17 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant—Capacity. — (a) Real Party in Interest
- 18 Joinder of Claims and Remedies. — (a) Joinder of Claims
- 19 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication. — (a) Persons to Be Joined if Feasible
- 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties. — (a) Permissive Joinder
- 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- 22 Interpleader
- 24 Intervention. — (a) Intervention of Right
- 25 Substitution of Parties. — (a) Death
Chapter IX · APPEALS
Chapter V · DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY
- 26 General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure
- 27 Depositions Before Action
- 28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken. — (a) Within the State
- 29 Stipulations Regarding the Taking of Depositions
- 30 Depositions Upon Oral Examination. — (a) When Depositions May Be Taken; When Leave Required
- 31 Depositions of Witness Upon Written Questions. — (a) Serving Questions; Notice
- 32 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings.— (a) Use of Depositions
- 33 Interrogatories to Parties. — (a) Availability; Answers; Objections Deadlines
- 34 Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection for Other Purposes. — (a) Scope
- 35 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons. — (a) Order for Examination
- 36 Requests for Admission. — (a) Request for Admission
- 37 Refusal to Make Discovery — Consequences. — (a) Motion for Order Compelling Discovery
Chapter VI · TRIALS
- 40 Assignment of Cases for Trial — Continuances. — (a) Assignment of Cases for Trial
- 41 Dismissal of Actions. — (a) Voluntary Dismissal: Effect Thereof
- 42 Consolidation — Separate Trials. — (a) Consolidation
- 43 Evidence. — (a) Form and Admissibility
- 44 Proof of Official Record. — (a) Authentication of Copy
- 45 Subpoena. — (a) For Attendance of Witnesses; Form; Issuance
Chapter VII · JUDGMENT
- 54 Judgment — Costs. — (a) Definition; Form
- 55 Default. — (a) Entry
- 56 Summary Judgment. — (a) For Claimant
- 58 Entry of Judgment. — (a) After Trial or Hearing
- 60 Relief From Judgment or Order. — (a) Clerical Mistakes
- 62 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
- 63 Inability of a Judicial Officer to Proceed
Chapter VIII · PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
- 64 Replevin. — (a) Issuance
- 65 Injunctions in Housing Cases. — (a) Preliminary Injunction
- 67 Deposit in Court—Registry. — (a) Deposit in Court
- 68 Offer of Judgment; Payment into Court. — (a) Offer of Judgment
- 69 Execution; Supplementary Proceedings; Attachment and Trustee Process After Judgment, Wage Attachment. — (a) Execution
- 70 Order to Perform or to Refrain from Performing an Act — Contempt
- 71 Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties