Rule 2.511 – Impaneling the Jury

by | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan

(A) Selection of Jurors.(1) Persons who have not been discharged or excused as prospective jurors by the court are subject to selection for the action or actions to be tried during their term of service as provided by law.(2) In an action that is to be tried before a...

Rule 2.509 – Trial by Jury or by Court

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(A) By Jury. If a jury has been demanded as provided in MCR 2.508, the action or appeal must be designated in the court records as a jury action. The trial of all issues so demanded must be by jury unless (1) the parties agree otherwise by stipulation in writing or on...

Rule 2.508 – Jury Trial of Right

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(A) Right Preserved. The right of trial by jury as declared by the constitution must be preserved to the parties inviolate.(B) Demand for Jury.(1) A party may demand a trial by jury of an issue as to which there is a right to trial by jury by filing a written demand...

Rule 2.507 – Conduct of Trials

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(A) Opening Statements. Before the introduction of evidence, the attorney for the party who is to commence the evidence must make a full and fair statement of that party’s case and the facts the party intends to prove. Immediately thereafter or immediately...

Rule 2.506 – Subpoena; Order to Attend

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(A) Attendance of Party or Witness.(1) The court in which a matter is pending may by order or subpoena command a party or witness to appear for the purpose of testifying in open court on a date and time certain and from time to time and day to day thereafter until...