Rule 45 – Subpoena

(a) For attendance of witnesses; form; issuance. Every subpoena shall be issued by the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the action is pending under the seal of the court, shall state the name of the court and the title of the action, and shall...

Rule 44.1 – Determination of Foreign Law

A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign country shall give notice by pleadings or other reasonable written notice. The court, in determining foreign law, may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not...

Rule 44 – Proof of Official Record

(a) Authentication. (1) DOMESTIC. An official record kept within the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, or within a territory subject to the administrative or judicial jurisdiction of the United States, or an entry therein, when admissible for any...

Rule 43.1 – Recording of Testimony and Proceedings

The court shall order that the testimony and other matters required to be preserved by a reporter shall be preserved by audio or video recording or by such other method as may be appropriate. It is the responsibility of the court to see to it that the record so made...

Rule 43 – Taking of Testimony

(a) Form. In all trials, the testimony of witnesses shall be taken orally in open court, unless otherwise allowed by law or court order. (b) Presentation of expert testimony. The court may schedule the presentation of all expert testimony during the same phase of the...

Rule 42 – Consolidation; Separate Trials

(a) Consolidation. When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, it may order a consolidated hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may order all the actions consolidated; and it may make such...