by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Amendments. A party may amend the party’s pleading 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 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) When Defendant May Bring in Third Party. At any time after commencement of the action a defending party, as a third party plaintiff, may cause a summons, complaint, Language Assistance Notice, and all required documents to be served upon a person not a party to...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Compulsory Counterclaims. A pleading shall state as a counterclaim any claim which at the time of serving the pleading the pleader has against any opposing party, if it arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the opposing...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) When Presented.(1) A defendant shall serve an answer: (A) Within twenty (20) days after the service of the summons, complaint, Language Assistance Notice, and all other required documents upon the defendant, unless the court directs otherwise when service of...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
In accordance with Art. X, Rule 7 of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules Governing Electronic Filing, every pleading, written motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be personally signed by at least one (1) attorney of record in the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the county, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all...
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