General

Rule 1 Scope of Rules; District Court Rules Rule 1.1 Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected Rule 1.2 Jurisdictional Amounts for Assignment to Magistrates; Counterclaims and Cross-Claims Rule 1.3 Objection to Assignment to Magistrates Rule 2 Form of Documents; Caption; Name of Parties; Language; Abbreviation; and Numbers Rule 2.1 Electronic Signatures Rule 2.2 Computing and Extending Time Rule 2.3 Serving Notice of an Order or Judgment Rule 2.4 Setting Hearings by Court Rule 2.5 Stipulations Not Binding on Court – Continuance of Trial or Hearing Rule 2.6 Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court Rule 2.7 Declarations Rule 2.8 Unsworn Foreign Declarations Rule 2.9 Lost Papers Rule 2.10 Reclaiming Exhibits, Documents or Property Rule 3 Commencement of Action Rule 4 Summons Rule 4.1 General or Special Appearance Rule 5 Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers Rule 5.1 Attorney Legislators Rule 6 Reserved Rule 7 Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers Rule 7.1 Evidence on a Motion Rule 7.2 Hearings by Telephone or Video Teleconference Rule 7.3 Video Teleconferencing for Mental Commitment Hearings Rule 8 General Rules of Pleading Rule 9 Pleading Special Matters Rule 10 Form of Pleadings Rule 10.1 Filing Fee-Waiver Rule 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions Rule 11.1 Verification Rule 11.2 Successive Applications for Orders or Writs; Motions for Reconsideration Rule 11.3 Substitution and Withdrawal of Attorneys Rule 11.4 Limited Pro Bono Appearance Rule 12 Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Hearings Before Trial Rule 13 Counterclaims and Crossclaims Rule 14 Third-Party Practice Rule 15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings Rule 16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management Rule 17 Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity Rule 18 Joinder of Claims Rule 19 Required Joinder of Parties Rule 19.1 Motor Vehicle Operator Rule 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties Rule 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties Rule 22 Interpleader Rule 23 Reserved Rule 24 Intervention Rule 25 Substitution of Parties Rule 26 General Provisions Governing Discovery Rule 27 Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony Rule 28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken Rule 29 Stipulations About Discovery Procedure Rule 30 Depositions by Oral Examination Rule 30.1 Audio-Visual Recording of Depositions 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 Examinations Rule 36 Requests for Admission Rule 37 Failure to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions Rule 37.1 Mediation of Civil Cases Rule 38 Jury Trial Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court Rule 40 Disqualification Rule 40.1 Change of Venue Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions Rule 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials Rule 42.1 Trials and Hearings in Open Court; Where Held Rule 43 Taking Testimony Rule 44 Judicial Notice of Facts and Foreign Law Rule 45 Subpoenas Rule 46 Objecting to a Ruling or Order Rule 47 Jury Procedure Rule 48 Mistrial Rule 49 Verdicts Rule 50 Dispositive Trial Motions Rule 51 Jury Instructions Rule 52 Findings and Conclusions by the Court Rule 53 Masters Rule 54 Judgments; Costs Rule 55 Default; Default Judgment Rule 56 Summary Judgment Rule 57 Declaratory Judgments Rule 58 Entry of Judgment Rule 58.1 Satisfaction of Judgment Rule 58.2 Certificate of Adoption Rule 59 New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment Rule 59.1 Additurs or Remittiturs Instead of New Trial 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 Rule 64 Seizing a Person or Property Rule 65 Injunctions and Restraining Orders Rule 66 Sureties on Bond Rule 67 Deposit Into Court Rule 68 Offer of Judgment Rule 69 Execution Rule 69.1 Claim of Exemption; Interrogatories Submitted to Garnishee; Forms Rule 69.2 Deposition in Aid of Enforcing Judgment Rule 70 Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act Rule 71 Enforcing Relief For or Against a Nonparty Rule 72 Order to Show Cause Rule 73 Receivers Rule 74 Actions for Writ of Mandate or Prohibition Rule 75 Contempt Rule 76 Small Lawsuit Resolution Act Procedure Rule 77 Class Actions Rule 78 Derivative Actions Rule 79 Action Relating to Unincorporated Associations Rule 80 Reserved Rule 81 Reserved Rule 82 Reserved Rule 83 Appeals from Decisions of Magistrate Judges Rule 83.1 Appeal by Permission from Interlocutory Orders of Magistrate Judges Rule 84 Judicial Review of Agency Actions by the District Court