Rule 2 One Form of Action

Here's a plain English summary:

In the past, courts had different types of legal actions with different names and different rules for each one. Depending on what kind of case you had, you might follow one set of steps or a completely different set of steps.

This rule gets rid of all those different categories. Now there's just one type of case, called a "civil action." No matter what your legal dispute is about, you follow the same basic court process to bring your case.

This makes things simpler for everyone. You don't need to figure out which special category your case fits into or worry about following different rules based on old legal labels. You just file a civil action and move forward using the standard rules that apply to all civil cases.