North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure

I. Scope and Purpose of Rules--One Form of Action

• Rule 1. Scope and Purpose of Rules.
• Rule 2. One Form of Action.

II. Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders

• Rule 3. Commencing an Action.
• Rule 4. Persons Subject to Jurisdiction; Process; Service.
• Rule 5. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers.
• Rule 6. Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers.

III. Pleadings and Motions

• Rule 7. Pleadings Allowed -- Form of Motions and Other Papers.
• 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; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidation and Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing.
• Rule 13. Counterclaim and Crossclaim.
• Rule 14. Third-Party Practice.
• Rule 15. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
• Rule 16. Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management.

IV. Parties

• Rule 17. Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity.
• Rule 18. Joinder of Claims and Remedies.
• Rule 19. Required Joinder of Parties.
• 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.

V. Depositions and Discovery

• 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 About Discovery Procedure.
• Rule 30. Deposition by Oral Examination.
• Rule 30.1 Uniform Audio-Visual Deposition Rule [Repealed].
• Rule 31. Depositions by Written Questions.
• Rule 32. Using Depositions in Court Proceedings.
• Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties.
• Rule 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information and Tangible Things, or Entering Onto Land for Inspection and Other Purposes.
• Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examination.
• Rule 36. Requests for Admission.
• Rule 37. Failure to Make or Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions.

VI. Trials

• Rule 38. Right to a Jury Trial; Demand.
• 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. Proving an Official Record.
• Rule 44.1 Determining Foreign Law.
• Rule 45. Subpoena.
• Rule 46. Objecting to a Ruling or Order.
• Rule 47. Jurors.
• Rule 48. Number of Jurors; Verdict.
• Rule 49. Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions.
• Rule 50. Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling.
• Rule 51. Instructions to Jury.
• Rule 52. Findings and Conclusions in a Nonjury Proceeding; Judgment on Partial Findings.
• Rule 53. Masters.

VII. Judgment

• Rule 54. Judgment; Costs.
• Rule 55. Default; Default Judgment.
• Rule 56. Summary Judgments.
• Rule 57. Declaratory Judgments.
• Rule 58. Entry of Judgment.
• Rule 59. New Trial; Amending a Judgment.
• Rule 60. Relief from a Judgment or Order.
• Rule 61. Harmless Error.
• Rule 62. Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment.
• Rule 63. Judge's Inability to Proceed.

VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings

• Rule 64. Seizing Property.
• Rule 65. Injunctions.
• Rule 66. Receivers.
• Rule 67. Deposit into Court.
• Rule 68. Offer of Settlement or Confession of Judgment; Tender.
• Rule 69. Execution.
• Rule 70. Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act.
• Rule 71. Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties.

IX. Appeals

• Rule 72 to 76.[Reserved for Future Use]

X. District Courts and Clerks

• Rule 77. District Courts and Clerks.
• Rule 78 and 79. [Reserved for Future Use]
• Rule 80. Transcript as Evidence.

XI. General Provisions

• Rule 81. Applicability of the Rules in General.
• Rule 82. Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected.
• Rule 83. Practice When Procedure is Not Specified.
• Rule 84. Appendix of Forms.
• Rule 85. Title and Citation.
• Rule 86. Effective Date--Statutes Superseded.
• Table A
• Table B
• Appendix of Forms