The Minnesota Supreme Court has asked for comments on a proposed mandatory e-filing and e-service (collectively E-file) pilot project in the Second (Ramsey) and Fourth (Hennepin) Judicial Districts. The request for comments is a result of a report filed last week by the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure. The …
More Civil Litigation Forms added to practicelaw.org
Practicelaw.org, the MSBA’s online source of forms and other practice resources, has recently expanded its civil litigation form set. MSBA members now have access to forms spanning every phase of civil litigation. During November and December, 21 new civil litigation forms joined the 25 civil litigation forms already on the site: CIV-431 Order (Proposed) CIV-436 Order for …
New Civil Litigation Forms on practicelaw
We’ve added seven new forms to practicelaw.org. They join the existing forms and resources for civil litigators. The newly added forms are fully editable Microsoft Word documents: CIV-420 Notice of Motion and Motion CIV-432 Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss [or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment] CIV-434 Notice of Motion and Motion for …
Final Reminder, and Complications, of New Civil Summons
Tomorrow is the big day, that is, July 1, the effective date of the amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure. In an earlier blog post, Greg discussed the big change to the Summons. He posted again when it was available on practicelaw and also explained why practicelaw was not preparing a similarly new …
A New Civil Summons in Plain English
Without a lot of fanfare, the Minnesota Supreme Court has approved a wholesale revision to the Civil Summons, effective July 1, 2010. It’s a welcome change and focuses on making the summons much more understandable to regular folks. Here’s how: The summons does not mince words. The current Summons informs the recipient that “You are …
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