Rule 7 – Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms

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(a) Submission. All proposed jury instructions and verdict forms must be delivered to the court in duplicate and a copy served upon all opposing parties at the time fixed in the pre-trial order. Thereafter additional instructions may be allowed to prevent manifest...

Rule 6 – Briefs

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All briefs presented to the court at any time will be filed with the court and must forthwith be served on all opposing parties.Unif. Dist. Ct. R. 6En. Sup. Ct. Ord. May 29, 1987, eff. June 1, 1987; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, March 15, 2011, eff. Oct. 1,...

Rule 4 – Filing of Discovery

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(a) Depositions upon oral or written examinations, interrogatories and answers thereto, requests for production of documents and responses thereto, and requests for admissions and responses thereto shall not be routinely filed. When any motion is filed making...

Rule 3 – Ex Parte Matters

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(a) Extensions of time to further plead, file briefs, combine a hearing on a motion and other permissible ex parte matters may be granted by order of the court upon written application.(b) Prior to the issuance of an ex parte order, the party seeking such order must...

Rule 2 – Motions

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(a) The moving party shall file a supporting brief upon filing a motion. The brief may be accompanied by appropriate supporting documents. Except as provided in M. R. Civ. P. 56(c), within fourteen days after service of the movant’s brief, the opposing party...