Rule 82 Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected

Reporter’s Notes to Rule 82: 1. Rule 82 tracks FRCP 82. It makes it clear that these rules are intended to be procedural only and do not affect any substantive issues such as venue and jurisdiction. These rules assume that venue and jurisdiction are proper. Whether this is true depends upon substantive law and due process requirements. Addition to Reporter’s Notes, 2001 Amendment: The reference to chancery and probate courts has been deleted in light of Constitutional Amendment 80, which abolished these courts and established circuit courts as the "trial courts of original jurisdiction" in the state.