by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Joinder of Claims. A party asserting a claim to relief as an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third party claim, may join, either as independent or as alternate claims, as many claims, legal or equitable, as that party has against an opposing party....
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Real Party in Interest. Every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest. An executor, administrator, guardian, bailee, trustee of an express trust, a party with whom or in whose name a contract has been made for the benefit of another,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Entry. When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by these rules and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk shall enter the party’s default. (b)...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Definition; Form. “Judgment” as used in these rules includes a decree and any order from which an appeal lies. A judgment shall not contain a recital of pleadings, the report of a master, or the record of prior proceedings. (b) Judgment Upon Multiple...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
In any action the court may in its discretion direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it for a conference to consider:(1) The simplification of the issues;(2) The necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings;(3) The possibility of obtaining...
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...
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