Rule 56. Summary Judgment

All Sections

Rule 1. Scope of Rules Rule 2. One Form of Action Rule 3. Commencement of Action Rule 3A. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Rule 4. Process Rule 4A. Service Upon Defendant in a Foreign County. Rule 4B. Service Upon Secretary of State as Agent for Service of Process Rule 5. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers Rule 5A. Facsimile Filing of Papers Rule 5B. Electronic Filing, Signing, or Verification Rule 6. Time Rule 7. Pleading Allowed; Form of Motions Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters Rule 9A. Petition for Termination of Parental Rights; Content of Petition 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 Presented: By Pleading or Motion: Motion for Judgment on Pleadings Rule. 13 Counterclaim and Cross-claim Rule 14. Third-party Practice Rule 15. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings Rule 16. Scheduling and Planning, Pretrial, and Final Pretrial Conferences and Orders Rule 17. Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity Rule 18. Joinder of Claims and Remedies Rule 19. Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication Rule 20. Permissive Joinder of Parties Rule 21. 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. Rule 30. Depositions Upon Oral Examination Rule 31. Depositions Upon Written Questions Rule 32. Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties Rule 34. Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes Rule 34A. Spoliation of Evidence Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examination of Persons Rule 36. Requests for Admission Rule 37. Failure to Make or Cooperate in Discovery: Sanctions Rule 38. Jury Trial of Right Rule 39. Trial by Jury or by the Court Rule 40. Rule 41. Dismissal of Actions Rule 42. Consolidation: Separate Trials Rule 43. Evidence Rule 43A. Juror Information Rule 44. Rule 44A. Rule 45. Subpoena Rule 46. Rule 47. Jurors Rule 48. Rule 49. Special Verdicts and Interrogatories Rule 50. Motion for a Directed Verdict Rule 51. Instructions to Jury: Objection Rule 52. Findings by the Court Rule 53. Masters Rule 54. Judgments and Costs Rule 55. Default Rule 56. Summary Judgment Rule 57. Rule 58. Rule 59. New Trials and Alteration or Amendment of Judgments Rule 60. Relief from Judgments or Orders Rule 61. Rule 62. Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment Rule 63. Rule 64. Rule 65. Injunctions Rule 65A. Rule 66. Rule 67. Deposit in Court Rule 68. Rule 69. Execution on Judgments Rule 70. Rule 71. Rule 72.