(a) Limited Appearance of Attorneys (b) Termination of Limited Representation (c) Pleading Prepared for Unrepresented Party Rule 12. DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS - WHEN AND HOW PRESENTED - BY PLEADING OR MOTION - MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS (a) Answers - When presented; return day (b) How presented (c) Motion for judgment on the pleadings (d) Preliminary Hearings (e) Motion for more definite statement (f) Motion to strike (g) Reserved (h) Waiver or preservation of certain defenses Rule 12.1. DEFENSE OF TITLE IN DISTRICT COURTS Rule 13. COUNTERCLAIM AND CROSS-CLAIM (a) Reserved (b) Counterclaims (c) Counterclaim exceeding opposing claim (d) Counterclaim against the state (e) Counterclaim maturing or acquired after pleading (f) Omitted counterclaim (g) Cross-claim against co-party (h) Joinder of Additional parties (i) Separate trials; separate judgment Rule 14. THIRD-PARTY PRACTICE (a) When defendant may bring in third-party (b) When plaintiff may bring in third-party (c) Form of pleading Rule 15. AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTAL PLEADINGS (a) Amendments (b) Amendments to conform to the evidence (c) Relation back of amendments (d) Supplemental pleadings Rule 16. PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE Rule 16.1 APPEARANCE BY TELEPHONIC OR VIDEOCONFERENCE CALL (a) Telephonic or videoconferencing call allowed (b) Telephonic or videoconferencing call not allowed ARTICLE IV. PARTIES Rule 17. PARTIES PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT; CAPACITY (a) Real party in interest (b) Reserved (c) Infants or incompetent persons (d) Unidentified defendant Rule 18. JOINDER OF CLAIMS (a) Joinder of claims (b) Reserved Rule 19. JOINDER OF PERSONS NEEDED FOR JUST ADJUDICATION (a) Persons to be joined if feasible (b) Determination by court whenever joinder not feasible (c) Pleading reasons for nonjoinder Rule 20. PERMISSIVE JOINDER OF PARTIES (a) Permissive Joinder (b) Separate trials Rule 21. MISJOINDER AND NON-JOINDER OF PARTIES Rule 22. INTERPLEADER Rule 23. RESERVED Rule 24. INTERVENTION (a) Intervention of right (b) Permissive intervention (c) Procedure (d) Notice of Claim of Unconstitutionality Rule 25. SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES (a) Death (b) Incompetency (c) Transfer of interest (d) Public officers; death or separation from office ARTICLE V. DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY Rule 26. GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING DISCOVERY (a) Discovery methods (b) Discovery scope and limits (1) In general (2) Insurance agreement (3) Trial preparation: materials (4) Trial preparation: experts (c) Discovery scope and limits (d) Sequence and timing of discovery (e) Supplementation of responses (f) Status conference (g) Signing of discovery request, responses, and objections Rule 27. DEPOSITIONS BEFORE ACTION OR PENDING APPEAL (a) Before action (1) Reserved (2) Reserved (3) Reserved (4)Use of deposition to perpetuate testimony taken in any other court (b) Pending appeal (c) Reserved Rule 28. PERSONS BEFORE WHOM DEPOSITIONS MAY BE TAKEN (a) Within the United States (b) In foreign countries (c) Disqualification for interest Rule 29. STIPULATIONS REGARDING DISCOVERY PROCEDURE Rule 30. DEPOSITIONS UPON ORAL EXAMINATION (a) When deposition may be taken (b)Notice of examination: General requirement; special notice; non-stenographic recording; production of documents and things; deposition of organization; deposition by telephone (c)Examination and cross-examination; record of examination; oath; objections (d) Motion to terminate or limit examination (e) Submission to witness; changes; signing (f)Certification and retention by officer; exhibits; copies; filing and notice of filing (g) Failure to attend or to serve subpoena; expenses Rule 31. DEPOSITIONS UPON WRITTEN QUESTIONS (a) Serving questions; notice (b) Officer to take responses and prepare record (c) Retention; filing; notice of filing Rule 32. USE OF DEPOSITIONS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS (a) Use of depositions (b) Objections to admissibility (c) Reserved (d) Effect of errors and irregularities in depositions (1) As to notice (2) As to disqualification of officer (3) As to taking of deposition (4) As to completion and return of deposition Rule 33. QUESTIONS TO PARTIES (a) Availability; procedures for use (b) Scope; use at trial (c) Option to produce business records Rule 34. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS AND ENTRY UPON LAND FOR INSPECTION AND OTHER PURPOSES (a) Scope (b) Procedure (c) Persons not parties Rule 35. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATION OF PERSONS (a) Order for examination (b) Report of findings Rule 36. REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS (a) Request for admission (b) Effect of admission Rule 37. FAILURE TO MAKE DISCOVERY: CONSEQUENCES (a) Motion for order compelling discovery (1) Appropriate court (2) Motion (3) Evasive or incomplete answer (4) Award of expenses of motion (b) Failure to comply with order (1)Sanction by district court in circuit where deposition is taken (2)Sanctions by district court in which action is pending (c) Expenses on failure to admit (d)Failure of party to attend at own deposition or serve answers to questions or respond to request for inspection (e) Expenses against the state ARTICLE VI. TRIALS Rule 38. JURY TRIAL OF RIGHT (a) Right preserved (b) Demand (c) Same: Specification of issues (d) Waiver Rule 39. RESERVED Rule 39.1. CONDUCT OF A TRIAL Rule 40. RESERVED Rule 41. DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS (a) Voluntary dismissal: Effect thereof (1) By plaintiff; by stipulation (2) By order of court (b) Involuntary dismissal: Effect thereof (c) Dismissal of counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim (d) Costs of previously-dismissed action Rule 42. CONSOLIDATION; SEPARATE TRIALS (a) Consolidation (b) Separate trials Rule 43. TAKING OF TESTIMONY (a) Form (b) Presentation of expert testimony (c) Record of excluded evidence (d) Affirmation in lieu of oath (e) Evidence on motions (f) Interpreters Rule 44. RESERVED Rule 44.1. DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN LAW Rule 45. SUBPOENA (a) For attendance of witnesses; form; issuance (b) For production of documentary evidence (c) Service (d) Subpoena for taking depositions; place of examination (e) Reserved (f) Contempt Rule 46. EXCEPTIONS UNNECESSARY Rule 47. RESERVED Rule 48. RESERVED Rule 49. RESERVED Rule 50. RESERVED Rule 51. RESERVED Rule 52. FINDINGS BY THE COURT (a) Effect (b) Motion, when to be made (c) When judgment is appealed Rule 53. RESERVED ARTICLE VII. JUDGMENT Rule 54. JUDGMENTS; COSTS (a) Definition; form (b) Judgment upon multiple claims or involving multiple parties (c) Demand for judgment (d) Costs Rule 55. DEFAULT (a) Entry (b) Judgment (1) By the clerk (2) By the court (c) Setting aside default (d) Claims (e) Judgment against the state, etc. (f) Dismissal for want of prosecution in default cases Rule 56. SUMMARY JUDGMENT (a) For claimant (b) For defending party (c) Motion and proceedings thereon (d) Case not fully adjudicated on motion (e) Form of affidavits; further testimony (f) When affidavits are unavailable (g) Affidavits made in bad faith (h) Form of order Rule 57. RESERVED Rule 58. ENTRY OF JUDGMENT Rule 59. NEW TRIAL; AMENDMENT OF JUDGMENTS (a) Grounds (b) Time for motion (c) Time for serving affidavits (d) On initiative of court (e) Motion to alter or amend a judgment Rule 60. RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT OR ORDER (a) Clerical mistakes (b)Mistakes; inadvertence; excusable neglect; newly discovered evidence; fraud, etc. Rule 61. HARMLESS ERROR Rule 62. STAY OF PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT (a) Automatic stay (b) Stay on motion for new trial or other motion (c) Reserved (d) Stay upon appeal (e) Stay in favor of the state, etc. (f) Reserved (g)Power of supreme court and intermediate court of appeals not limited (h) Stay of judgment upon multiple claims (i) Landlord and tenant proceedings Rule 63. DISABILITY OF JUDGE ARTICLE VIII. PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS Rule 64. SEIZURE OF PERSON OR PROPERTY Rule 65. RESERVED Rule 65.1. SECURITY: PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SURETIES Rule 66. RESERVED Rule 67. DEPOSIT IN COURT Rule 68. OFFER OF SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT Rule 69. EXECUTION Rule 70. GARNISHMENT (a)Declaration and service (b) Where judgment/prejudgment debtor not an individual (c) Time of motion (d) Garnishment of wages (e) Motion for return/release of garnished wages Rule 71. RESERVED ARTICLE IX. JUDICIAL REVIEW Rule 72. JUDICIAL REVIEW TO A DISTRICT COURT (a) How taken (b) Time (c) Service (d) Record on appeal (1) Designation (2) Counter designation (e) Statement of case (f) Costs (g) Stay (h) Hearing (i) Judgment Rules 73. to 76. DELETED ARTICLE X. DISTRICT COURTS AND CLERKS Rule 77. DISTRICT COURTS AND CLERKS (a) District courts always open (b) Trials and hearings; orders in chambers (c) Clerk's office and orders by clerk (d) Notice of orders or judgments (e) Reserved (f) Costs awarded by the court Rule 78. MOTION DAY Rule 79. BOOKS AND RECORDS KEPT BY THE CLERK AND ENTRIES THEREIN (a) Civil docket (b) Civil judgments and orders (c) Indices (d) Other books and records of the clerk Rule 80. STENOGRAPHIC REPORT OR TRANSCRIPT AS EVIDENCE (a) Reserved (b) Reserved (c) Stenographic report or transcript as evidence ARTICLE XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 81. APPLICABILITY (a) To what proceedings not applicable (b) Other statutory proceedings (c) Reserved (c.1) Place of filing small claims (d) Reserved (e) Reserved (f) Reserved (g) Reserved (h) Reserved (i) Applicability in general (j) References to incompetent person Rule 82. JURISDICTION AND VENUE UNAFFECTED Rule 83. RULES BY DISTRICT COURTS Rule 84. FORMS Rule 85. TITLE APPENDIX OF FORMS DISTRICT COURT RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE ARTICLE I. SCOPE OF RULES - ONE FORM OF ACTION
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