Pleading With You In Minnesota
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Rule 69. In aid of the judgment or execution, the judgment creditor, or successor in interest when that interest appears of record, may obtain discovery from any person, including the judgment debtor, in the manner provided by these rules.
(a) Each averment of a pleading shall be simple, concise, and direct. No technical forms of pleading or motions are required. (b) A party may set forth two or more statements of a claim or defense alternatively or hypothetically, either in one count or defense or in separate counts or defenses.
Initial Appearance. (a) In General. (1) Appearance Upon an Arrest. (A) A person making an arrest within the United States must take the defendant without unnecessary delay before a magistrate judge, or before a state or local judicial officer as Rule 5(c) provides, unless a statute provides otherwise.
Rule 5 prescribes the procedure at the defendant's initial appearance. In most misdemeanor cases, the initial appearance will also be the time of arraignment and disposition. Rule 5.02 requires the appointment of a qualified interpreter for a defendant disabled in communication.
A plea hearing, also referred to as a Felony Early Disposition (FED) hearing, is when the defendant enters a plea of guilty to agreed upon charges. No trial will take place.
Rule 69. In aid of the judgment or execution, the judgment creditor, or successor in interest when that interest appears of record, may obtain discovery from any person, including the judgment debtor, in the manner provided by these rules.
The only plea a defendant may enter at the Rule 8 hearing is a guilty plea. If the defendant pleads guilty, the pre-sentencing and sentencing procedures in these rules must be followed. If the defendant does not wish to plead guilty, the arraignment must be continued until the Omnibus Hearing.
The primary pleading standard for claims in federal court is supplied by FRCP 8, which requires “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” See Smart Code®.
