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NMI R. Civ. P. 2

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Rule 2 The Civil Action

Article I: Scope of Rules—One Form of Action

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Rule Text

There is one form of action—the civil action.

Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)

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Here's a plain English summary:

If you want to sue someone in civil court, there's only one type of lawsuit you can file. It's simply called a "civil action." In the past, courts had many different types of lawsuits with different names and different rules depending on what you were asking for. This rule gets rid of all those old categories.

What this means for you is that you don't have to worry about picking the "right" type of lawsuit based on old legal labels. Whether you're suing over a contract dispute, a property issue, or an injury, you file the same kind of case using the same basic process. This makes things simpler and avoids people losing their case just because they picked the wrong label for their claim.