Arkansas

Civil Procedure

Rule 1 – Scope of Rules
Rule 2 – One Form of Action
Rule 3 – Commencement of Action; “Clerk” Defined
Form – Form of Summons
Rule 5 – Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
Rule 6 – Time
Rule 7 – Pleadings and Motions
Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading
Rule 9 – Pleading Special Matters
Rule 10 – Form of Pleadings
Rule 11 – Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Sanctions
Rule 12 – Defenses and Objections; When and How Presented; by Pleading or Motion; Motion for Judgment on The Pleadings
Rule 13 – Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
Rule 14 – Third-Party Practice
Rule 15 – Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Rule 16 – Pretrial Procedure; Formulated Issues
Rule 17 – Parties Plaintiff and Defendant
Rule 18 – Joinder of Claims and Remedies
Rule 19 – Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
Rule 20 – Permissive Joinder of Parties
Rule 21 – Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties
Rule 22 – Interpleader
Rule 23 – Class Actions
Rule 23.1 – Actions by Shareholders
Rule 23.2 – Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
Rule 24 – Intervention
Rule 25 – Substitution of Parties
Rule 26 – General Provisions Governing Discovery
Rule 26.1 – Electronic Discovery
Rule 27 – Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
Rule 28 – Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
Rule 29 – Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedures
Rule 30 – Depositions Upon Oral Examination
Rule 31 – Depositions Upon Written Questions
Rule 32 – Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
Rule 33 – Interrogatories to Parties
Rule 34 – Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes
Rule 35 – Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
Rule 36 – Requests for Admission
Rule 37 – Failure to Make Discovery; Sanctions
Rule 38 – Jury Trial of Right
Rule 39 – Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 40 – Trial Settings and Continuances
Rule 41 – Dismissal of Actions
Rule 42 – Consolidation; Separate Trials
Rule 43 – Taking of Testimony
Rule 44 – Proof of Official Record
Rule 44.1 – Determination of Foreign Law

Rule 45 – Subpoena
Rule 45.1 – Subpoena for Interstate Depositions and Discovery
Rule 46 – Exceptions Unnecessary
Rule 47 – Jurors
Rule 48 – Number of Jurors – Verdict
Rule 49 – Verdicts and Interrogatories
Rule 50 – Motion for Directed Verdict and for Judgment Notwithstanding Verdict
Rule 51 – Instructions to Jury; Objection
Rule 52 – Findings by the Court
Rule 53 – Masters
Rule 54 – Judgments; Costs
Rule 54(B) – Certificate
Rule 55 – Default
Rule 56 – Summary Judgment
Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgments
Rule 58 – Entry of Judgment or Decree
Rule 59 – New Trials
Rule 60 – Relief from Judgment, Decree or Order
Rule 61 – Harmless Error
Rule 62 – Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
Rule 63 – Disability of a Judge
Rule 64 – Addition and Withdrawal of Counsel
Rule 65 – Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders
Rule 65.1 – Security; Proceedings Against Sureties
Rule 66 – Receivers
Rule 67 – Deposit in Court
Rule 68 – Offer of Judgment
Rule 69 – Execution Discovery
Rule 70 – Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
Rule 71 – Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
Rule 72 – Suits in Forma Pauperis
Rule 73-76 – Reserved
Rule 77 – Courts and Clerks
Rule 78 – Motion Day and Hearings on Motions
Rule 79 – Abolished
Rule 80 – Admissibility of Testimony at Prior Trial
Rule 81 – Applicability of Rules
Rule 82 – Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
Rule 83 – Abolishe
Rule 84 – Uniform Paper Size
Rule 85 – Title
Rule 86 – Effective Date
Rule 87 – Limited Scope Representation
Rule 88 – Reserved
Rule 89 – Reserved
Rule 90 – Reserved

Rule 1 – Scope of Rules

These rules shall govern the procedure in the circuit courts in all suits or actions of a civil nature with the exceptions stated in Rule 81. They shall be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action.

Ark. R. Civ. P. 1

Amended November 18, 1996, effective March 1, 1997; amended May 24, 2001, effective July 1, 2001.

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