by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Capacity. It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of an organized association of persons that is made a party. When a party desires to raise an issue as to the legal existence of any...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Claims for Relief. A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, shall contain: (1) A short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and(2) A...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to a counterclaim noted as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a third-party complaint, if a person who was not an original party is summoned under the provisions of...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included. The last day of...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Service: When Required. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, every order required by its terms to be served, every pleading subsequent to the original complaint unless the court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants, every paper relating to...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Summons: Form. The summons shall bear the Signature of the clerk, be under the seal or watermark of the court (which shall be generated by the CMS), identify the court and the parties, be directed to the defendant, and state the name and address of the...
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