Organization: | Trial Court Law Libraries Massachusetts Court System |
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Date published: | July 1, 1974 |
Last updated: | May 7, 2024 |
Overview
These rules govern procedure in appeals to an appellate court.
Table of Contents
- Rule 1: Scope of rules: definitions
- Rule 2: Suspension of rules
- Rule 3: Appeal - how taken
- Rule 4: Appeal - when taken
- Rule 5: Report of a case for determination
- Rule 6: Stay or injunction pending appeal
- Rule 7: Disability of a member of the lower court
- Rule 8: The record on appeal
- Rule 9: Assembly of the record; reproduction of exhibits; notice of assembly; and transmission of documents from the lower court
- Rule 10: Docketing the appeal
- Rule 11: Direct appellate review
- Rule 11.1: Transfer from Supreme Judicial Court
- Rule 12: Proceedings involving an indigent party
- Rule 13: Filing and service
- Rule 14: Computation and extension of time
- Rule 15: Motions
- Rule 16: Briefs
- Rule 17: Brief of an amicus curiae
- Rule 18: Appendix to the briefs: contents, cost, filing, and service
- Rule 19: Filing and serving of briefs, appendices, and certain motions
- Rule 20: Form and length of briefs, appendices, and other documents
- Rule 21: Protection of personal identifying information
- Rule 22: Oral argument
- Rule 23: Notice of decision; issuance of rescript; stay of rescript
- Rule 24: Justices' participation
- Rule 25: Damages for frivolous appeal in civil cases
- Rule 26: Costs in civil cases
- Rule 27: Motion for reconsideration or modification of decision
- Rule 27.1: Further appellate review
- Rule 28: Procedure in lower court following rescript
- Rule 29: Voluntary dismissal of appeal or other proceeding
- Rule 30: Substitution of parties in civil cases
- Rule 31: Duties of clerks
- Rule 32: Title
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Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
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