Massachusetts Superior Court Rules
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General Provisions
- Rule 1 Effect of These Rules
- Rule 2 Appearances
- Rule 3 Authority to Appear
- Rule 4 Postponement
- Rule 5 Jurors
- Rule 6 Peremptory Challenges of Jurors
- Rule 7 Openings: Use of Pleadings
- Rule 8 Objections to Evidence
- Rule 8A Notes by Jurors
- Rule 9 Motions and Interlocutory Matters
- Rule 9A Civil Motions
- Rule 9B Certificates of Service
- Rule 9C Settlement of Discovery Disputes
- Rule 9D Motions for Reconsideration
- Rule 9E Motions to Dismiss and Post-Trial Motions
- Rule 10 Extra Charges by Officers
- Rule 11 Attorney not to Become Bail or Surety
- Rule 12 Attorneys as Witnesses
- Rule 13 Hospital Records
- Rule 14 Exhibits Other than Hospital Records
- Rule 15 Eliminating Requirement for Verification by Affidavit
- Rule 16 Writ of Protection
- Rule 17 Recording Devices
Special Provisions for Civil Actions
- Rule 18 Costs and terms
- Rule 19 Entry of action
- Rule 20 Restraining order Injunction
- Rule 21 Postponement Costs
- Rule 22 Money paid into court
- Rule 23 Interlocutory hearings, general provision
- Rule 24 Verdicts
- Rule 25 Application of verdict to counts
- Rule 26 Motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for new trial. Hearing. Costs.
- Rule 27 Pre-trial
- Rule 28 Repealed
- Rule 29 Cover Sheet; Statement as to Damages
- Rule 30 Interrogatories
- Rule 30A Motions for Discovery Orders
- Rule 30B Certification of Expert Disclosures.
- Rule 31 Dismissal of old cases
- Rule 32 Certain appearances prohibited
- Rule 33 Trial and hearing lists
- Rule 34 Engagements of counsel
- Rule 35 Certificates of Readiness and Trial lists
- Rule 36 Preference on trial lists with jury in certain counties having more than one shire town
- Rules 37-42 Repealed
- Rule 43 Hearing in one county of cases from another
- Rule 44 Hearing in Suffolk of cases from other counties
- Rule 45 Hearing in Hampden of cases from Berkshire, Franklin and Hampshire
- Rule 46 Repealed
- Rule 47 Filing of papers upon judgment
- Rule 48 Judgments and decrees after default for failure to appear in civil actions
Special Provisions Relating to Masters, Receivers and Arbitrators
- Rule 49 Masters
- Rule 50 Exhibits (master's cases)
- Rule 51 Receivers
- Rule 52 Reference to arbitration Award; objections and recommittal
Special Provisions for Criminal Cases
- Rule 53 Assignment of Counsel
- Rule 54 Experts in criminal cases
- Rule 55 Experts in criminal and delinquent children cases
- Rule 56 Condition of probation
- Rule 57 Term of probation
- Rule 58 Term of orders for payment
- Rule 59 Waiver of indictment
- Rule 60 Plea of not guilty
- Rule 61 Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence
- Rule 61A Motions for post-conviction relief
- Rule 62 Withdrawal of appearance
- Rule 63 Court reporter in grand jury proceedings
- Rule 64 Appellate Division Procedure and forms
- Rule 65 Claim of appeal
- Rule 66 Repealed
- Rule 67 Repealed
- Rule 68 Arguments
- Rule 69 Examination of witnesses
- Rule 70 Requests for instructions or rulings
- Rule 71 Depositions Commissions
- Rule 72 Depositions Manner of taking
Special Provisions for Certain Other Proceedings
- Rule 73 Naturalization
- Rule 74 Motor vehicle liability policy appeals
- Rule 75 Procedures in election petitions