Michigan Court Rules — Civil Procedure
Current through October 1, 2025
Part 2.000 · General Provisions
Part 2.100 · Commencement of Action; Service of Process; Pleadings; Motions
- 2.101 Form and Commencement of Action
- 2.102 Summons; Expiration of Summons; Dismissal of Action for Failure to Serve Deadlines
- 2.103 Process; Who May Serve
- 2.104 Process; Proof of Service
- 2.105 Process; Manner of Service Deadlines
- 2.106 Notice by Posting or Publication Deadlines
- 2.107 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Documents
- 2.108 Time Deadlines
- 2.109 Security for Costs
- 2.110 Pleadings
- 2.111 General Rules of Pleading
- 2.112 Pleading Special Matters Deadlines
- 2.113 Form, Captioning, Signing, and Verifying of Documents
- 2.115 Motion to Correct or to Strike Pleadings Deadlines
- 2.116 Summary Disposition Deadlines
- 2.117 Appearances Deadlines
- 2.118 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings Deadlines
- 2.119 Motion Practice Deadlines
Part 2.200 · Parties; Joinder of Claims and Parties; Venue; Transfer of Actions
- 2.201 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity Deadlines
- 2.202 Substitution of Parties Deadlines
- 2.203 Joinder of Claims, Counterclaims, and Cross-Claims Deadlines
- 2.204 Third-Party Practice Deadlines
- 2.205 Necessary Joinder of Parties
- 2.206 Permissive Joinder of Parties
- 2.207 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- 2.209 Intervention
- 2.221 Motion for Change of Venue Deadlines
- 2.222 Change of Venue; Venue Proper Deadlines
- 2.223 Change of Venue; Venue Improper Deadlines
- 2.224 Change of Venue in Tort Actions
- 2.225 Joinder of Party to Control Venue Deadlines
- 2.226 Change of Venue; Transfer of Jurisdiction; Orders Deadlines
- 2.227 Transfer of Actions on Finding of Lack of Jurisdiction Deadlines
- 2.228 Transfer to the Court of Claims Deadlines
Part 2.300 · Discovery
- 2.301 Availability and Timing of Discovery
- 2.302 Duty to Disclose; General Rules Governing Discovery Deadlines
- 2.303 Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal Deadlines
- 2.304 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- 2.305 Discovery Subpoena to a Non-Party Deadlines
- 2.306 Depositions on Oral Examination of a party Deadlines
- 2.307 Depositions on Written Questions Deadlines
- 2.308 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings Deadlines
- 2.309 Interrogatories to Parties Deadlines
- 2.310 Requests for Production of Documents and Other Things; Entry on Land for Inspection and Other Purposes Deadlines
- 2.311 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
- 2.312 Request for Admission Deadlines
- 2.313 Failure to Serve Disclosure or to Provide or to Permit Discovery; Sanctions
- 2.314 Discovery of Medical Information Concerning Party Deadlines
- 2.315 Video Depositions
- 2.316 Removal of Disclosure and Discovery Materials From File Deadlines
Part 2.400 · Pretrial Procedure; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Offers of Judgment; Settlements
- 2.401 Pretrial Procedures; Conferences; Scheduling Orders Deadlines
- 2.402 Use of Communication Equipment Deadlines
- 2.403 Case Evaluation Deadlines
- 2.404 Selection of Case Evaluation Panels Deadlines
- 2.405 Offers to Stipulate to Entry of Judgment Deadlines
- 2.406 Use of Facsimile Communication Equipment
- 2.407 Videoconferencing
- 2.408 Use of Videoconferencing Technology in Civil Cases
- 2.410 Alternative Dispute Resolution Deadlines
- 2.411 Mediation Deadlines
- 2.412 Mediation Communications; Confidentiality and Disclosure
- 2.420 Settlements and Judgments for Minors and Legally Incapacitated Individuals
- 2.421 Notice of Bankruptcy Proceedings Deadlines
Part 2.500 · Trials; Subpoenas; Juries
- 2.501 Scheduling Trials; Court Calendars Deadlines
- 2.502 Dismissal for Lack of Progress Deadlines
- 2.503 Adjournments Deadlines
- 2.504 Dismissal of Actions
- 2.505 Consolidation; Separate Trials
- 2.506 Subpoena; Order to Attend Deadlines
- 2.507 Conduct of Trials
- 2.508 Jury Trial of Right Deadlines
- 2.509 Trial by Jury or by Court
- 2.510 Juror Personal History Questionnaire Deadlines
- 2.511 Impaneling the Jury
- 2.512 Instructions to Jury
- 2.513 Conduct of Jury Trial
- 2.514 Rendering Verdict
- 2.515 Special Verdicts
- 2.516 Motion for Directed Verdict
- 2.517 Findings by Court Deadlines
- 2.518 Receipt and Return or Disposal of Exhibits Deadlines
Part 2.600 · Judgments and Orders; Postjudgment Proceedings
- 2.601 Judgments
- 2.602 Entry of Judgments and Orders Deadlines
- 2.603 Default and Default Judgment Deadlines
- 2.604 Judgment in Actions Involving Multiple Claims or Multiple Parties
- 2.605 Declaratory Judgments
- 2.610 Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict Deadlines
- 2.611 New Trials; Amendment of Judgments Deadlines
- 2.612 Relief From Judgment or Order Deadlines
- 2.613 Limitations on Corrections of Error
- 2.614 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce Judgment Deadlines
- 2.615 Enforcement of Tribal Judgments
- 2.620 Satisfaction of Judgment
- 2.621 Proceedings Supplementary to Judgment
- 2.622 Receivers Deadlines
- 2.625 Taxation of Costs Deadlines
- 2.626 Attorney Fees
- 2.630 Disability of Judge