Rhode Island Complaint-Miscellaneous is a type of civil action used in the Rhode Island court system. It can be used for various types of claims, such as breach of contract, civil tort, or personal injury. The plaintiff (the person bringing the suit) is required to file a complaint in the appropriate court, detailing the claim and outlining the facts and allegations that the defendant (the person being sued) has done wrong. The complaint must be served to the defendant, who then must file an answer with the court. Depending on the type of claim, there may be different types of Rhode Island Complaint-Miscellaneous. These include: Complaint for Breach of Contract, Complaint for Civil Tort, Complaint for Personal Injury, and Complaint for Unlawful Detained.
Rhode Island Complaint-Miscellaneous
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Rule 23 - Trial by Jury or by the Court. (a)Trial by Jury. Cases required to be tried by jury shall be so tried unless the defendant in open court waives a jury trial in writing with the approval of the court.
Any party may serve upon any adverse party written interrogatories to be answered by the party served or, if the party served is a public or private corporation or a partnership or association, by any officer or agent, who shall furnish such information as is available to the party.
An answering party may not give lack of information or knowledge as a reason for failure to admit or deny unless the party states that the party has made reasonable inquiry and that the information known or readily obtainable by the party is insufficient to enable the party to admit or deny.
When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by these rules and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk shall enter the party's default.
To file a civil complaint, a plaintiff must submit the following documents to the Clerk's Office: Complaint. Civil Cover Sheet (link is external) Summons. $402.00 filing fee or a completed Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (IFP) (link is external)
Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for discovery and inspection of documents and things in the course of developing a case for trial. Subsection (b)(1)(A) states that the request must ?describe with reasonable particularity each item or category of items to be inspected.? See Fed. R.
A party who produces documents for inspection shall produce them as they are kept in the usual course of business or shall organize and label them to correspond with the categories in the request.
(1) The request may, without leave of court, be served upon the plaintiff after commencement of the action and upon any other party with or after service of the summons, complaint, Language Assistance Notice, and all other required documents upon that party.