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ARTICLE 3 Pleadings and Motions

Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts – 2026

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ARTICLE 1 Scope of Rules; One Form of Action ARTICLE 2 Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders ARTICLE 3 Pleadings and Motions ARTICLE 4 Parties ARTICLE 5 Depositions and Discovery ARTICLE 6 Trials ARTICLE 7 Judgment ARTICLE 8 Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings ARTICLE 9 District Courts ARTICLE 10 General Provisions ARTICLE 11 Miscellaneous ARTICLE 12 Domestic Relations Rules ARTICLE 13 Mental Health Rules ARTICLE 14 Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings ARTICLE 15 Kinship Guardianship Proceedings
Rule 1-007 Pleadings allowed; form of motions. Rule 1-007.1 Motions; how presented. Rule 1-007.2 Time limit for filing motion to compel arbitration. Rule 1-008 General rules of pleading. Rule 1-008.1 Pleadings and papers; captions. Rule 1-009 Pleading special matters. Rule 1-010 Form of pleadings. Rule 1-011 Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; sanctions; unsworn affirmations under penalty of perjury. Rule 1-012 Defenses and objections; when and how presented; by pleading or motion; motion for judgment on the pleadings. Rule 1-013 Counterclaim and cross-claim. Rule 1-014 Third-party practice. Rule 1-015 Amended and supplemental pleadings. Rule 1-016 Pretrial conferences; scheduling; management.