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Civil Procedure Index (topics)

DISTRICT COURTS

Actions referred to referees, Court Rules Civ 53.05

Always open, interpretation of rules, Court Rules Civ 77.01

Appeals to

Costs and disbursements (courts), actions of court administrators, Court Rules Civ 54.04

Statutes relating to, not superseded by rules, Court Rules Civ 81.02

Chambers, proceedings conducted in, Court Rules Civ 77.02

Class actions

Duties regarding, generally, Court Rules Civ 23.02 to Civ 23.07

Maintainable actions, Court Rules Civ 23.02

Orders of conduct, Court Rules Civ 23.04

Court administrators' orders, suspension, alteration, or rescission, Court Rules Civ 77.03

Declaratory judgment, advancement on court calendar, Court Rules Civ 57

Deposit of money or personal property by person in possession

Approval, Court Rules Civ 67.01

Bond, court administrator as custodian, Court Rules Civ 67.04

Garnishment proceedings, Court Rules Civ 67.02

Generally, Court Rules Civ 67.02

Depositions

Before action to perpetuate testimony, Court Rules Civ 27.01

Pending appeal, Court Rules Civ 27.02

Sanctions, party giving notice of taking, Court Rules Civ 30.07

Termination or limitation of examination, Court Rules Civ 30.04

Testimony, recorded by remote technology or other electronic means, Court Rules Civ 30.02

Discovery, Court Rules Civ 26.02

Discovery conferences, Court Rules Civ 26.06

Dismissal of actions

Involuntary dismissal, Court Rules Civ 41.02

Previously dismissed actions, payment of costs, Court Rules Civ 41.04

Voluntary dismissal, Court Rules Civ 41.01

Employees, service of process on, Court Rules Civ 4.03

Errors or defects in, harmless error, when treated as, Court Rules Civ 61

Ex parte temporary restraining orders, Court Rules Civ 65.01

Filing with, see Filing with under COURT ADMINISTRATORS

Findings of fact

Actions tried by court or with advisory jury

Duties, generally, Court Rules Civ 52.01

Sufficiency of evidence to support, questions about, Court Rules Civ 52.02

Amendment, time limit, Court Rules Civ 52.02

Credibility of witnesses, regard given to court's judgment, Court Rules Civ 52.01

How stated, Court Rules Civ 52.01

Interlocutory injunctions, duties, generally, Court Rules Civ 52.01

Setting aside, standard, clearly erroneous, Court Rules Civ 52.01

Findings, class actions, maintainable actions, Court Rules Civ 23.02

Formal exceptions, unnecessary, Court Rules Civ 46

Harmless errors, Court Rules Civ 61

Hearings, see HEARINGS

Interpleaders, Court Rules Civ 22

Interpreters, appointment, Court Rules Civ 43.07

Interrogatories, answers to, deferral, Court Rules Civ 33.02

Intervention, Court Rules Civ 24.01, Civ 24.02

Judges, see DISTRICT COURT JUDGES

Judgment as a matter of law, motion for new trial after, Court Rules Civ 50.02

Judgments

Compelling obedience

Persons not parties to action, Court Rules Civ 71

Specific performance, Court Rules Civ 70

Entry of, Court Rules Civ 58.01

Relief from, Court Rules Civ 60.02

Stay of entry, Court Rules Civ 58.02

Judicial review

Findings of fact, requests for, not necessary, Court Rules Civ 52.01

Juries

Duties regarding, see JURIES

Jurisdiction

Extension or limitation of by interpretation of court rules, Court Rules Civ 82

Lack of, dismissal of action for, effect, Court Rules Civ 41.02

Masters, duties regarding, Court Rules Civ 53

Medical examinations

Contents, Court Rules Civ 35.01

Deposition of medical experts, Court Rules Civ 35.04

Report of finding, Court Rules Civ 35.02

Money or personal property to be held by court pending proceedings

Acceptance of deposit by person in possession, Court Rules Civ 67.02

Deposit in financial institution, Court Rules Civ 67.04

Seizure, Court Rules Civ 67.03

New trials, initiative of court, Court Rules Civ 59.05

Objections to, Court Rules Civ 46

Open court, trials on merits, conduct in, Court Rules Civ 77.02

Orders

Relief from, Court Rules Civ 60.01, Civ 60.02

Parties to suits

Joinder of parties, generally, Court Rules Civ 19.01

Substitution of parties, Court Rules Civ 25.01 to Civ 25.04

Pleadings

Amendments to, Court Rules Civ 15.01

Facsimile transmission of, failure to comply with rule, Court Rules Civ 5.05

More definite statement, Court Rules Civ 12.05

Multiple defendants, service between, Court Rules Civ 5.03

Paragraphing and separate statement, Court Rules Civ 12.05

Reply to answer, Court Rules Civ 7.01

Service of, generally, Court Rules Civ 5.01, Civ 5.02

Striking, Court Rules Civ 12.06

Supplemental pleadings, Court Rules Civ 15.04

Pretrial conferences

Combining with discovery conferences, Court Rules Civ 26.06

Pretrial orders, Court Rules Civ 16.05

Scheduling orders, Court Rules Civ 16.02

Protective orders

Discovery

Compelling discovery, Court Rules Civ 37.01

Failure to comply, contempt of court, Court Rules Civ 37.02

Generally, Court Rules Civ 26.03

Third-party practice, Court Rules Civ 14.08

Reference of action to referees, Court Rules Civ 53.05

Representations to, signing pleadings, effect, Court Rules Civ 11.02

Requests for admission

Failure to admit, sanctions, Court Rules Civ 37.03

Sufficiency of answers or objections, Court Rules Civ 36.01

Withdrawal or amendment of admissions, Court Rules Civ 36.02

Separate trials

Counterclaims, Court Rules Civ 13.09, Civ 42.02

Cross-claims, Court Rules Civ 13.09, Civ 42.02

Separate issues, Court Rules Civ 42.02

Third-party claims, Court Rules Civ 42.02

Stipulations, discovery, procedure, modification, Court Rules Civ 29

Summary judgment

Decisions, Court Rules Civ 56.01, Civ 56.05, Civ 56.06

Facts not in controversy, Court Rules Civ 56.07

Refusal, Court Rules Civ 56.04

Time to permit discovery, Court Rules Civ 56.04

Surety bonds, default judgments, Court Rules Civ 55.01

Temporary injunctions, Court Rules Civ 65.02

Trials

Advisory juries, Court Rules Civ 39.02

Consolidation, common question of law or fact, Court Rules Civ 42.01