Rule 44A – Determination of Foreign Law

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine

A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign country shall give notice in that party’s pleadings or other reasonable written notice. The court, in determining foreign law, may consider any relevant material or source, including...

Rule 44 – Proof of Official Record

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine

(a) Authentication. (1)Domestic. An official record kept within the United States, or any state, district, or 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 69 – Assigned Counsel

by | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine

(a) Compliance With 15 M.R.S. ch. 305-A by Petitioner. A petitioner who desires to have counsel appointed either before or after final disposition of the petition shall comply with the procedure provided in 15 M.R.S. §2129(1)(B).(b) Determination of Indigency;...

Rule 43 – Taking of Testimony

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(a) Form. In every trial, the testimony of witnesses shall be taken in open court, unless a statute, these rules or the Rules of Evidence provide otherwise. The court may, on its own motion or for good cause shown upon appropriate safeguards, permit presentation of...

Rule 42 – Consolidation; Separate Trials

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine

(a) Consolidation. When actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before the court, in the same county or division or a different county or division, it may order a joint hearing or trial of any or all the matters in issue in the actions; it may...