Hearing Notice | Petition | Synopsis
Proposed Additional Amendments
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Petition for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Court RulesII. Synopsis of Proposed Amendments
III. Amendments Proposed by Joint Procedure Committee
A. North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose of Rules
Rule 2 - One Form of Action
Rule 3 - Commencement of Action
Rule 4 - Person Subject to Jurisdiction - Process - Service
Rule 5 - Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
Rule 6 - Time
Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed - Form of Motions
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
Rule 10 - Form of Pleadings
Rule 11 - Signing of Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections - When and How Presented - by Pleading or Motion - Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
Rule 13 - Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
Rule 14 - Third-Party Practice
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences, Scheduling, Management
Rule 17 - Parties Plaintiff and Defendant - Capacity
Rule 18 - Joinder of Claims and Remedies
Rule 19 - Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
Rule 20 - Permissive Joinder of Parties
Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties
Rule 22 - Interpleader
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Rule 24 - Intervention
Rule 25 - Substitution of Parties
Rule 26 - General Provisions Governing Discovery
Rule 27 - Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
Rule 28 - Persons Before Whom Depositions May be Taken
Rule 29 - Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
Rule 30 - Deposition Upon Oral Examination
Rule 30.1 - Uniform Audio-Visual Deposition Rule
Rule 31 - Depositions of Witnesses Upon Written Questions
Rule 32 - Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties
Rule 34 - Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes
Rule 35 - Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
Rule 36 - Requests for Admission
Rule 37 - Failure to Make or Cooperate in Discover; Sanctions
Rule 38 - Jury Trial of Right
Rule 39 - Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 39.1 - Change in Location of a Hearing, Proceeding, or Trial; Change of Venue
Rule 40 - Assignment of Cases for Trial
Rule 41 - Dismissal of Actions
Rule 42 - Consolidation - Separate Trials
Rule 43 - Evidence
Rule 44 - Proof of Official Record
Rule 44.1 - Determination of Foreign Law
Rule 46 - Exceptions Unnecessary
Rule 47 - Jurors
Rule 48 - Juries of Less than Nine - Majority Verdict
Rule 49 - Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
Rule 50 - Judgment as a Matter of Law in Jury Trials
Rule 51 - Instructions to Jury
Rule 52 - Findings by the Court
Rule 53 - Masters
Rule 54 - Judgment - Costs
Rule 55 - Default
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Rule 57 - Declaratory Judgments
Rule 58 - Entry and Notice of Entry of Judgment
Rule 59 - New Trials - Amendment of Judgments
Rule 60 - Relief from Judgment or Order
Rule 61 - Harmless Error
Rule 62 - Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
Rule 63 - Inability of a Judge to Proceed
Rule 64 - Seizure of Property
Rule 66 - Receivers Appointed by District Courts
Rule 67 - Deposit in Court
Rule 68 - Offer of Settlement or Confession of Judgment. Tender
Rule 69 - Execution
Rule 70 - Judgment for Specific Acts - Vesting Title
Rule 71 - Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
Rule 77 - District Courts and Clerks
Rule 80 - Transcript as Evidence
Rule 81 - Applicability - In General
Rule 83 - Practice When Procedure Not Specified
Rule 84 - Appendix of Forms
Rule 86 - Effective Date - Statutes Superseded
Table B - List of Statutes Superseded
Form 1 - Summons
Form 17 - Third Party Summons under Rule 14(a)B. North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure
Rule 2.1 - Mental Health Appeals Under Chapter 25-03.1, North Dakota Century Code
Rule 2.2 - Termination of Parental Rights - Expedited Appeals
Rule 4 - Appeal - When Taken
Rule 10 - The Record on Appeal
Rule 12 - Docketing the Appeal
Rule 25 - Filing and Service
Rule 26 - Computing and Extending Time
Rule 27 - Motions
Rule 28 - Briefs
Rule 30 - Appendix to the Briefs
Rule 31 - Filing and Service of BriefsC. North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 12.1 Notice of Alibi Defense
Rule 24 - Trial Jurors
Rule 26.1 - Foreign Law Determination
Rule 29 - Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal
Rule 32 - Sentencing and Judgment
Rule 33 - New Trial
Rule 34 - Arresting Judgment
Rule 37 - Appeal as of Right to District Court; How Taken
Rule 41 - Search and Seizure
Rule 45 - Computing and Extending Time
Rule 47 - MotionsD. North Dakota Rules of Court
Rule 3.2 - Motions
Rule 7.1 - Judgments, Orders and Decrees
Rule 8.2 - Interim Orders in Domestic Relations Cases
Rule 8.3 - Case Management (Divorce Cases)
Rule 8.5 - Domestic Relations Summary Proceeding
Rule 8.8 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appendix A- Summons in Action for Divorce or SeparationE. North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rules and Orders
Rule 13 - Judicial Referees
Rule 55 - Income Tax Return Setoff for Unpaid Court-Ordered Fines, Fees, and Costs
Order 16 - Electronic Filing in the District Courts
Order 17 - Family Mediation Pilot Project