by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Alternative Dispute Resolution. Upon the filing of the last responsive pleading, and prior to the commencement of any further process in the case other than a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, all matters not exempt from this Rule 16(a) shall be...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Amendments. A party may amend a party’s pleadings once as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is served or, if the pleading is one to which no responsive pleading is permitted and the action has not been placed upon the trial...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) When defendant may bring in a third party. At any time after commencement of the action a defending party, as a third-party plaintiff, may cause a summons and complaint to be served upon a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to the third-party...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Compulsory counterclaims. A pleading shall state as a counterclaim any claim which at the time of serving the pleader has against any opposing party, if it arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the opposing party’s claim...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Time. A defendant shall serve an answer within 20 days after service of process, complaint and affidavit, if any, upon that defendant, unless the Court directs otherwise when service of process is made pursuant to Rule 4(f)(1)(VI). If a defendant appears before...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure common pleas, Delaware
(a) Signature. Every pleading, motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record or bear the electronic signature in the attorney’s individual name, or, if the party is not represented by an...
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