TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Petition for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Court Rules 1
II. Synopsis of Proposed Amendments 3
III. Amendments Proposed by Joint Procedure Committee
A. North Dakota Rules of Civil ProcedureRule 1 - Scope of Rules 7Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management 9Rule 26 - General Provisions Governing Discovery 16Rule 34 - Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land for Inspection and Other Purposes 31Rule 45 - Subpoena 36Rule 55 - Default; Default Judgment 48Rule 64 - Seizing Property 52B. North Dakota Rules of Criminal ProcedureRule 3 - The Complaint 54Rule 4 - Arrest Warrant or Summons upon Complaint 58Rule 5 - Initial Appearance Before the Magistrate 69Rule 5.1 - Preliminary Examination 78Rule 7 - The Indictment and the Information 81Rule 9 - Warrant or Summons upon Indictment or Information 87Rule 11 - Pleas 91Rule 23.1 - Jury Expenses 104Form 10 - Search Warrant 105Form 12 - Bench Warrant 107C. North Dakota Rules of Juvenile ProcedureRule 20 - Use of Restraints in Courtroom 108Rule 21 - Title and Citation 110D. North Dakota Rules of Appellate ProcedureRule 5 - Post-Judgment Mediation 111Rule 32 - Form of Briefs, Appendices, and Other Documents 120E. North Dakota Rules of CourtRule 3.5 - Electronic Filing in District Courts 127Rule 8.4 - Summons in Action for Divorce, Separation or to Determine Parental Rights and Responsibilities 134Rule 11.2 - Withdrawal of Attorneys 138F. North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative RulesRule 41 - Access to Court Records 142Rule 58 - Vexatious Litigation 159