North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

Rule 1 Scope of Rules Rule 2 One Form of Action Rule 3 Commencing an Action Rule 4 Persons Subject to Jurisdiction; Process; Service Rule 5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Documents Rule 6 Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers Rule 7 Pleadings Allowed—Form of Motions 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 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 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 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About Discovery Procedure Rule 30 Depositions by Oral Examination Rule 30.1 Uniform Audio-visual Deposition Rule [Repealed] Rule 31 Depositions by Written Questions Rule 32 Using Depositions in Court Proceedings Rule 33 Interrogatories to Parties Rule 34 Producing Documents,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 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 Rule 54 Judgment; Costs Rule 55 Default; Default Judgment Rule 56 Summary Judgment Rule 57 Declaratory Judgments Rule 58 Entry and Notice of 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 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 Rule 72 [Reserved for Future Use] Rule 77 District Courts and Clerks Rule 78 [Reserved for Future Use] Rule 80 Transcript as Evidence Rule 81 Applicability of the Rules in General Rule 82 [reserved for Future Use] Rule 83 Practice When Procedure Is Not Specified Rule 84 Appendix of Forms Rule 85 Title and Citation Rule 86 Effective Date Statutes Superseded Rule Table-A Table A Rule Appendix Appendix of Forms