by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Vermont
After a pretrial or discovery conference or after a hearing called for that purpose, the court may enter or amend a scheduling order which may provide: (i) set a date or dates by which all pretrial motions, except those based on circumstances that arise after the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Vermont
(a)Designation. At any time before trial of an action in a superior court, on the Presiding Judge’s own motion or the motion of a party, the Presiding Judge may, with the approval of the Administrative Judge, designate any action under these rules a complex...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Vermont
In any action, the court may on the application of any party or on its own initiative 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...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Vermont
(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, Vermont
(a)When Defendant May Bring in Third Party. At any time after commencement of an action in a superior court, a defendant as a third-party plaintiff may cause to be served a summons and complaint upon a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to such...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Vermont
(a)Compulsory Counterclaims. A pleading in an action in a superior court 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...
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