Law Library  Massachusetts Superior Court Rules

Table of Contents

• General provisions
  • Rule 1: Effect of these rules
  • Rule 2: Appearances
  • Rule 3: Authority to appear
  • Rule 4: Postponement
  • Rule 5: Jurors
  • Rule 6: Jury selection
  • 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: Additional requirements for dispositive and discovery motions
  • Rule 9D: Motions for reconsideration
  • Rule 9E: Motions to dismiss and post-trial motions
  • Rule 9F: Requests to amend tracking order
  • 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: Impoundment and personal identifying information
• Special provisions for civil actions
  • Rule 19: Hearing in one location, county or region of cases from another
  • Rule 20: Individual case management and tracking
  • Rule 21: Postponement. Costs
  • Rule 22: Money paid into court
  • Rule 28: Costs and terms
  • Rule 29: Cover sheet; statement as to damages
  • Rule 30: Interrogatories
  • Rule 30A: Written discovery
  • Rule 30B: Expert disclosures
  • Rule 31: Consolidation of Superior Court cases (1)
  • Rule 32: Certain appearances prohibited
  • Rule 33: Continuances of trial
  • Rule 34: Engagements of counsel
  • Rule 47: Filing of papers upon judgment
• Special provisions relating to masters, receivers and arbitrators
  • Rule 49: Masters
  • Rule 50: Exhibits (master's cases)
  • Rule 51: Receivers
• Special provisions for criminal cases
  • Rule 53: Assignment of counsel
  • Rule 54: Experts in criminal cases
  • Rule 55: Experts in criminal and delinquent children cases
  • Rule 56: Conditions of probation
  • 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: Appearance
  • Rule 63: Recording of 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
• Special provisions for certain other proceedings
  • Rule 73: Medical malpractice cases
  • Rule 74: Civil asset forfeiture