Massachusetts Superior Court Rules
Rules Governing Persons Authorized to Take Bail
Massachusetts Superior Court Standing Orders
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
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 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
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 47 Filing of papers upon judgment
Rule 48 Judgments and decrees after default for failure to appear in civil actions
Rule 49 Masters
Rule 50 Exhibits (master's cases)
Rule 51 Receivers
Rule 52 Reference to arbitration Award; objections and recommittal
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 68 Arguments
Rule 69 Examination of witnesses
Rule 70 Requests for instructions or rulings
Rule 71 Depositions Commissions
Rule 72 Depositions Manner of taking
Rule 73 Naturalization
Rule 74 Motor vehicle liability policy appeals
Rule 75 Procedures in election petitions
Rule 76 Divorce proceedings and proceedings for the annulment or affirmation of marriage
Rule 77 Trial lists of divorce cases in Suffolk
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