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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two-appendix/appendix-iii/part-iii/8/rule-8-4/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›8 - Form of pleading and motions›Rule 8.4 - Motions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › 8 - Form of pleading and motions › Rule 8.4 - Motions
(a) An application to the court for an order shall be made by motion which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in writing, setting forth with particularity the grounds and arguments on which it is based and the relief or order sought. It shall also be accompanied by any document or affidavit necessary...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›8 - Form of pleading and motions›Rule 8.5 - Language
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › 8 - Form of pleading and motions › Rule 8.5 - Language
Pleadings, applications and motions shall be written in Spanish. Pleadings that must be signed by a party or another person who does not know Spanish may be drawn in said party’s or person’s native language as long as they are accompanied by the necessary copies in Spanish.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›8 - Form of pleading and motions›Rule 8.6 - Other papers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › 8 - Form of pleading and motions › Rule 8.6 - Other papers
The rules applicable to captions, signatures and other matters related to the form of the pleading apply to all motions and other papers.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 9 - Signing of Papers›Rule 9 - Signing of Papers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 9 - Signing of Papers › Rule 9 - Signing of Papers
Every paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his individual name, whose address and telephone number shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign his paper and state his address and telephone number, if any. The attorney or party sh...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.1 - When presented
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.1 - When presented
A defendant shall serve his/her answer within twenty (20) days after being served with a copy of the summons and the complaint against him/her. Should the summons be served pursuant to the provisions of Rule 4.5, the defendant shall serve his/her reply within thirty (30) days after the publication of the edict. A party...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.2 - How presented
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.2 - How presented
Every defense, in law or fact, to a claim for relief in any pleading, whether a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint, shall be asserted in the responsive pleading thereto, if one is required, except that the following defenses may at the option of the pleader be made by motion: (1) lack of juri...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.3 - Motion for judgment on t...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.3 - Motion for judgment on the pleadings
After all pleadings have been presented, but within such time as not to delay the trial, any party may move for judgment on the pleadings. If on such a motion matters outside the pleadings are presented to and not excluded by the court, the motion shall be treated as one for summary judgment, shall be subject to Rule 3...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.4 - Preliminary hearings
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.4 - Preliminary hearings
The defenses specifically enumerated (1) to (6) in Rule 10.2, whether made in a pleading or by motion, the motion for judgment mentioned in Rule 10.3, and the motion to strike mentioned in Rule 10.6 shall be determined before trial unless the court orders that the determination thereof be deferred until the trial.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.5 - Motion for more definite...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.5 - Motion for more definite statement
If a pleading to which a responsive pleading is permitted is so vague or ambiguous that a party cannot reasonably be required to frame a responsive pleading, he may move for a more definite statement before interposing his responsive pleading. The motion shall point out the defects complained of and the details desired...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.6 - Motion to strike
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.6 - Motion to strike
Upon motion made by a party before responding to a pleading or, if no responsive pleading is permitted, upon motion made by a party within ten (10) days after the service of the pleading upon him or upon the eourt’s own initiative at any time, the court may order stricken from any pleading any insufficient defense or a...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.7 - Consolidation of defense...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.7 - Consolidation of defenses
A party who makes a motion under this Rule 10 may join with it the other motions herein provided for and then available to him. If a party makes a motion under this Rule 10 and omits therefrom any of the defenses or objections then available to him which such Rule 10 permits to be raised by motion, he shall not thereaf...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 10 - Defenses and objections›Rule 10.8 - Waiver of defenses
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 10 - Defenses and objections › Rule 10.8 - Waiver of defenses
(a) A defense of lack of jurisdiction over the person, insufficiency of process or insufficiency of service of process is waived (1) if it is not included in a motion for joinder of defenses under Rule 10.7, or (2) if it is not made by motion, as provided in this Rule 10, nor included in a responsive pleading or in an ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.1 - Compulsory counterc...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.1 - Compulsory counterclaims
A pleading shall state as a counterclaim any claim which at the time of serving the pleading the pleader has against any opposing party, if it arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the opposing party’s claim and does not require for its adjudication the presence of third parties of w...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.2 - Permissive counterc...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.2 - Permissive counterclaims
A pleading may state as a counterclaim any claim against an opposing party not arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of said party’s claim.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.3 - Scope of the counte...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.3 - Scope of the counterclaim
A counterclaim may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought by the opposing party and it may also claim relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the pleading of the opposing party.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.4 - Counterclaim agains...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.4 - Counterclaim against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
These rules shall not be construed to enlarge beyond the limits fixed by law the right to assert counterclaims or to claim credits against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or an officer or agency thereof.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.5 - Counterclaim by sup...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.5 - Counterclaim by supplemental pleading
A claim which either matured or was acquired by the pleader after serving his pleading may, with the permission of the court, be presented as a counterclaim by supplemental pleading.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.6 - Omitted counterclai...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.6 - Omitted counterclaim
When a pleader fails to set up a counterclaim through oversight, inadvertence or excusable neglect, or when justice requires, he may by leave of court set up the counterclaim by amendment.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.7 - Cross-claim against...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.7 - Cross-claim against co-party
A cross-claim may state any claim arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter either of the original action or of a counterclaim therein or relating to any property that is the subject matter of the original action. Such cross-claim may include a claim that the party against whom it is asser...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim›Rule 11.8 - Joinder of addition...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 11 - Counterclaim and cross-claim › Rule 11.8 - Joinder of additional parties
Persons other than parties to the original action may be brought in as parties in a counterclaim or cross-claim, as provided in Rules 16 and 17.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 12 - Third-party practice›Rule 12.1 - When defendant may bring in...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 12 - Third-party practice › Rule 12.1 - When defendant may bring in third party
At any time after commencement of the action, the defendant may, as a third-party plaintiff, serve a summons and a complaint upon a person not a party to the action and (1) who is or may be liable to him for all or part of the plaintiff’s claim, or (2) who is or may be liable to the plaintiff exclusively. The person so...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 12 - Third-party practice›Rule 12.2 - When plaintiff may bring in...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 12 - Third-party practice › Rule 12.2 - When plaintiff may bring in third party
When a claim is asserted against a plaintiff, he may proceed in the same way as the defendant in acccordance with Rule 12.1.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings›Rule 13.1 - Amendments
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings › Rule 13.1 - Amendments
A party may amend his pleading once at any time before a responsive pleading is served or, if the pleading is one to which no responsive pleading is permitted and the action has not been set for trial, he may amend it at any time within twenty (20) days after it is served. Otherwise a party may amend his pleading only ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings›Rule 13.2 - Amendments to...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings › Rule 13.2 - Amendments to conform pleadings to the evidence
When issues not raised by the pleadings are tried by express or implied consent of the parties, they shall be treated in all respects as if they had been raised in the pleadings. Such amendment of the pleadings as may be necessary to cause them to conform to the evidence and to raise these issues may be made upon motio...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings›Rule 13.3 - Relation back...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings › Rule 13.3 - Relation back of amendments
Whenever the claim or defense asserted in the amended pleading arose out of the conduct, transaction or occurrence set forth in the original pleading, the amendments shall relate back to the date of the original pleading. An amendment changing the party against whom a claim is asserted shall relate back to the date of ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings›Rule 13.4 - Supplemental ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 13 - Amended and supplemental pleadings › Rule 13.4 - Supplemental pleadings
Upon motion of a party the court may, upon reasonable notice and upon such terms as are just, permit him to serve a supplemental pleading setting forth transactions, occurrences or events which have happened since the date of the pleading sought to be supplemented even if the original claim is inadequate in stating its...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 14 - Joinder of claims›Rule 14.1 - Joinder of claims
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 14 - Joinder of claims › Rule 14.1 - Joinder of claims
A party asserting a claim in a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint may join, either as independent or as alternate claims, as many claims as he may have against an opposing party.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS›Rule 14 - Joinder of claims›Rule 14.2 - Joinder of contingent claims
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part III - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS › Rule 14 - Joinder of claims › Rule 14.2 - Joinder of contingent claims
Whenever a claim is one cognizable only after another claim has been prosecuted to a conclusion, the two (2) claims may be joined in a single action. The court shall not decide on the contingent claim until there is a judgment on the principal claim.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant›Rule 15.1 - Real party in inte...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant › Rule 15.1 - Real party in interest
Every action shall be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, but a person authorized by statute may sue in his own name without joining with him the party for whose benefit the action is brought; and when so provided by statute, a claim for the benefit of another may be brought in the name of the Commonw...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant›Rule 15.2 - Minors and incompe...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant › Rule 15.2 - Minors and incompetent persons
(a) A minor shall appear by his father or mother with patria potestas or, in their defect, by his general guardian. A person of legal age or who has been emancipated and who has been declared incompetent by a court shall appear by his general guardian. However, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for an infant or...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant›Rule 15.3 - Defendants under a...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant › Rule 15.3 - Defendants under a common name
Whenever two (2) or more persons do business under a common name, regardless of whether or not said name contains the names of said persons, they may be sued under the common name and service upon one of them shall be sufficient.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant›Rule 15.4 - Defendant whose na...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 15 - Capacity to appear as plaintiff or defendant › Rule 15.4 - Defendant whose name is not known
Whenever a plaintiff does not know the true name of a defendant, he shall so state in the complaint, setting forth the specific claim he allegedly has against said defendant. In said case, the plaintiff may designate said defendant in any pleading or proceeding with a fictitious name, and upon discovery of the true nam...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 16 - Indispensable joinder of parties›Rule 16.1 - Indispensable joinder
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 16 - Indispensable joinder of parties › Rule 16.1 - Indispensable joinder
Persons having a joint interest and who are indispensable for the adjudication of the controversy shall be made parties and joined as plaintiffs or defendants, as the case may be. When a person who should join as a plaintiff refuses to do so, he may be made a defendant.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 16 - Indispensable joinder of parties›Rule 16.2 - Joinder of parties not indispe...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 16 - Indispensable joinder of parties › Rule 16.2 - Joinder of parties not indispensable
The court may order the appearance of persons subject to its jurisdiction who, although not indispensable, ought to be joined if complete relief is to be accorded to those already parties.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›17 - Permissive joinder of parties›Rule 17.1 - Permissive joinder
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › 17 - Permissive joinder of parties › Rule 17.1 - Permissive joinder
Any number of persons may join in one action as plaintiffs or defendants if they assert a claim for relief or one is asserted against them jointly, severally or, in the alternative, in respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, and if any question of law or ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›17 - Permissive joinder of parties›Rule 17.2 - Orders to avoid prejudice
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › 17 - Permissive joinder of parties › Rule 17.2 - Orders to avoid prejudice
The court may make such orders as it deems necessary to avoid difficulties, delays or expenses to a party by the inclusion of a party against whom he asserts no claim and who asserts no claim against him, may order separate trials or make other orders to prevent delay or prejudice, and may render judgment on a claim by...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 18 - Misjoinder of Parties›Rule 18 - Misjoinder of Parties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 18 - Misjoinder of Parties › Rule 18 - Misjoinder of Parties
Misjoinder of parties is not ground for dismissal of an action. Parties may be dropped or added by order of the court on motion of any party or of its own initiative at any stage of the action and on such terms as are just. Any claim against a party may be severed and proceeded with separately.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 19 - Interpleader›Rule 19 - Interpleader
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 19 - Interpleader › Rule 19 - Interpleader
Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability. It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of the several claimants or the titles on which their claim...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 20 - Class actions›Rule 20.1 - Prerequisites to a class action
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 20 - Class actions › Rule 20.1 - Prerequisites to a class action
One or more members of a class may sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all the persons constituting the class only if (1) the class is so numerous that the joinder of all members is impracticable; (2) there are questions of law or fact common to the class; (3) the claims or defenses of the representat...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 20 - Class actions›Rule 20.2 - Class actions maintainable
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 20 - Class actions › Rule 20.2 - Class actions maintainable
An action may be maintained as a class action if the prerequisites of Rule 20.1 are satisfied, and in addition: (a) The prosecution of separate actions by or against individual members of the class would create a risk of: (1) Inconsistent or varying adjudications with respect to individual members of the class which wo...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 20 - Class actions›Rule 20.3 - Determination by order whether class action to be...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 20 - Class actions › Rule 20.3 - Determination by order whether class action to be maintained; notice; judgment; actions conduct...
(a) As soon as practicable after the commencement of an action brought as a class action, the court shall determine by order whether it is to be so maintained. An order under this subdivision may be conditional, and may be altered or amended before the decision on the merits. (b) In any class action maintained under Ru...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 20 - Class actions›Rule 20.4 - Orders in conduct of class actions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 20 - Class actions › Rule 20.4 - Orders in conduct of class actions
In the conduct of actions to which this rule applies, the court may make appropriate orders: (a) Determining the course of proceedings or prescribing measures to prevent undue repetition or complication in the presentation of evidence or argument; (b) requiring, for the protection of the members of the class or otherwi...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 20 - Class actions›Rule 20.5 - Dismissal or compromise
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 20 - Class actions › Rule 20.5 - Dismissal or compromise
A class action shall not be dismissed or compromised without the approval of the court, and notice of the proposed dismissal or compromise shall be given to all members of the class in such manner as the court directs.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.1 - Intervention of right
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.1 - Intervention of right
Upon timely application anyone shall be permitted to intervene in an action: (a) When a statute or these rules confer an unconditional right to intervene; or (b) when the applicant claims a right or an interest relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action which may as a practical matter be...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.2 - Permissive intervention
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.2 - Permissive intervention
Upon timely application, anyone may be permitted to intervene in an action: (a) When a statute confers a conditional right to intervene; or (b) when an applicant’s claim or defense and the main action have a question of law or fact in common. When a party to an action relies for ground of claim or defense upon any stat...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.3 - Validity of constitutional provision, statute, exe...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.3 - Validity of constitutional provision, statute, executive order, franchise or administrative regu...
When the constitutionality of a statute, executive order, franchise or administrative regulation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is drawn in question in any action to which the Commonwealth or an officer or agency of the same is not a party, the court shall order that said challenge be notified to the Secretary of J...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.4 - Procedure
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.4 - Procedure
A person desiring to intervene shall serve a motion to intervene upon the parties as provided in Rule 67. The motion shall state the grounds therefor and shall be accompanied by a pleading setting forth the claim or defense for which intervention is sought.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.5 - Right to intervene of third parties claiming perso...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.5 - Right to intervene of third parties claiming personal or real property attached by order of the ...
Whenever a marshal executes a writ of execution, a writ of attachment, or any other order against any item of personal or real property, and said property, or any part thereof or any interest in the same is claimed by one not a party to the action, said third party shall be entitled to bring a motion to intervene. The ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.6 - Motion to release property; bond
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.6 - Motion to release property; bond
In cases where the third-party intervenor wishes to obtain possession of the attached property, he shall file a motion to that effect and the court shall decide on it after holding a hearing to give the parties the opportunity to present their views on the intervenor’s motion. If the motion is granted, the third-party ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 21 - Intervention›Rule 21.7 - Conditions to the bond
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 21 - Intervention › Rule 21.7 - Conditions to the bond
A bond shall be executed on condition that if the claimant fails to justify his claim, he shall return the property to the attaching officer, to his successor or the depositary of the property, and shall be liable for any damage or impairment sustained by the same, including total loss. The claimant shall likewise pay ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 22 - Substitution of parties›Rule 22.1 - Death
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 22 - Substitution of parties › Rule 22.1 - Death
(a) If a party dies and the claim is not thereby extinguished, any of the parties to the action or their attorneys shall give notice of the death to the court and to the other parties within thirty (30) days after actual knowledge is had of the death. Upon motion made within six (6) months after said notice, the court ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 22 - Substitution of parties›Rule 22.2 - Incompetency
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 22 - Substitution of parties › Rule 22.2 - Incompetency
If a party becomes incompetent, the court upon motion served as provided in Rule 22.1 may allow the action to be continued by or against his guardian or guardian ad litem.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 22 - Substitution of parties›Rule 22.3 - Transfer of interest
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 22 - Substitution of parties › Rule 22.3 - Transfer of interest
In case of any transfer of interest, the action may be continued by or against the original party, unless the court upon motion directs the person to whom the interest is transferred to be substituted in the action or joined with the original party. Service of the motion shall be made as provided in Rule 22.1.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›Part IV - PARTIES›Rule 22 - Substitution of parties›Rule 22.4 - Public officers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › Part IV - PARTIES › Rule 22 - Substitution of parties › Rule 22.4 - Public officers
When an officer of the United States, or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its municipalities or any of its agencies or instrumentalities is a party to an action in his official capacity and during its pendency dies, resigns or otherwise ceases to hold office, the action will not be dismissed and his successor will a...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery›Rule 23.1 - Scope of dis...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery › Rule 23.1 - Scope of discovery
Unless otherwise limited by order of the court in accordance with these rules, the scope of discovery is as follows: (a) In general. — The parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter not privileged, which is relevant to the matter in controversy in the pending action, whether it relates to the claim or defense of...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery›Rule 23.2 - Protective o...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery › Rule 23.2 - Protective orders
Upon motion by a party or by the person from whom discovery is sought, and for good cause shown, the court may make any order which justice requires to protect said party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression or undue burden or expense. The order of the court may include one or more of the following measu...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery›Rule 23.3 - Manner of co...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery › Rule 23.3 - Manner of conducting discovery
Unless the court upon motion by a party, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, orders otherwise, methods of discovery may be used in any sequence and the fact that a party is conducting discovery by any method shall not operate to delay or postpone any other party’s discovery.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery›Rule 23.4 - Term to use ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 23 - General provisions governing discovery › Rule 23.4 - Term to use mechanisms for conducting discovery
The parties shall carry out all discovery transactions within sixty (60) days after service of the answer to the complaint, counterclaim, third-party complaint and cross-claim. If the circumstances of the case so require and in order to ensure a speedy disposition of the action, the court may extend or shorten this per...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 24 - Depositions before action or pending appeal›Rule 24.1 - Before ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 24 - Depositions before action or pending appeal › Rule 24.1 - Before action
(a) Petition. — A person who desires to perpetuate his own testimony or that of another person regarding any matter that may be cognizable in court may file a verified petition to that effect. The petition shall be entitled in the name of the petitioner and shall show: (1) That the petitioner expects to be a party to a...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 24 - Depositions before action or pending appeal›Rule 24.2 - During ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 24 - Depositions before action or pending appeal › Rule 24.2 - During the appeal
If an appeal has been entered against a judgment of a court, or prior to entering an appeal if the term therefor has not expired, the part of the court which rendered the judgment shall allow the taking of the depositions of witnesses to perpetuate their testimony to be used in the event of further proceedings before i...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 25 - Persons before whom depositions May be taken›Rule 25.1 - Within...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 25 - Persons before whom depositions May be taken › Rule 25.1 - Within Puerto Rico and the United States
Within Puerto Rico, within the United States, or within any territory or possession subject to the dominion or jurisdiction thereof, depositions shall be taken before an officer authorized to administer oaths by the laws of Puerto Rico or of the place where the examination is held, or before a person appointed by the c...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 25 - Persons before whom depositions May be taken›Rule 25.2 - In for...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 25 - Persons before whom depositions May be taken › Rule 25.2 - In foreign countries
In a foreign country, depositions may be taken on notice: (1) Before a person authorized to administer oaths in the place in which the examination is held, or (2) before a person or officer commissioned by the court for this purpose, or (3) pursuant to a letter rogatory. A commission or a letter togatory shall be issue...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 25 - Persons before whom depositions May be taken›Rule 25.3 - Disqua...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 25 - Persons before whom depositions May be taken › Rule 25.3 - Disqualification for interest
No deposition shall be taken before a person who is a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or the second degree of affinity, or employee or attorney of any of the parties, or is a relative within the degrees mentioned or employee of such attorney, or is financially interested in the action.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 26 - Stipulations Regarding Depositions and Other Methods of Discove...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 26 - Stipulations Regarding Depositions and Other Methods of Discovery › Rule 26 - Stipulations Regarding Deposition...
Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may stipulate: (2) That depositions be taken before any person, at any time or place, upon any notice, and in any manner, and when so taken may be used like other depositions, or that the procedures provided by these rules for other methods of discovery may be modified.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.1 - When depositions ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.1 - When depositions may be taken
(a) After commencement of the action, any party may take the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon oral examination, without leave of court, except that plaintiff may not take any deposition whatsoever without leave of court before the expiration of twenty (20) days after service of the summons...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.2 - Notice of examina...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.2 - Notice of examination; time and place
A party desiring to take the deposition of any person upon oral examination shall give notice in writing, at least ten (10) days in advance, to every other party to the action. The notice shall state the time and place for taking the deposition and the name and address of each person to be examined, if known, and, if t...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.3 - Regulation by the...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.3 - Regulation by the court
On motion of any party upon whom the notice is served, the court may for cause shown enlarge or shorten the time for taking the deposition. Also, the court may determine the time, place, and order for taking the depositions, as well as all other matters covered in Rule 27.2, at the convenience of the parties, witnesses...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.4 - Alternate means o...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.4 - Alternate means of recording and filing
(a) The party requesting the deposition shall be able to choose that the latter be taken or recorded by any other means other than stenographic, shorthand, or any other similar means, such as video or sound recording, or both. The “Rules for Recording and Videotaping in Court” of December 30, 1981, shall provide the wa...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.5 - Depositions of co...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.5 - Depositions of corporations or organizations
A party may in his notice and in a subpoena name as the deponent a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or governmental agency and describe with reasonable particularity the matters on which examination is requested. Absent specification by the party as to the person to be examined, the organiz...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.6 - Form of examinati...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.6 - Form of examination; record of examination; oath; objections
A witness may be questioned on direct examination and cross-examination. A person designated under Rule 25 shall put the witness on oath and shall personally, or by someone acting under his direction, record the testimony of the witness. If the person before whom the deposition is taken is not present, in accordance wi...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.7 - Reading, amendmen...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.7 - Reading, amendment and signing of deposition
When the testimony is transcribed, the deposition shall be submitted to the witness for examination and shall be read to or by him, unless such examination and reading are waived by the witness and by the parties, which shall be entered upon the record. Any changes in form or substance which the witness desires to make...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.8 - Certification and...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.8 - Certification and notice of deposition
(a) The person before whom the deposition is taken or, in his absence, the person recording the examination shall certify on the deposition that the witness was duly sworn and that the deposition is a true and exact transcript of the testimony given by the witness. He shall then securely seal the deposition in an envel...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination›Rule 27.9 - Failure to attend...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 27 - Depositions upon oral examination › Rule 27.9 - Failure to attend or to serve subpoena
(a) If the party giving the notice of the taking of a deposition fails to attend and proceed therewith, and another party attends in person or by attorney pursuant to the notice, the court may order the party giving the notice to pay to such other party the reasonable expenses incurred by him and his attorney in attend...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 28 - Depositions upon written questions›Rule 28.1 - Notice and servi...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 28 - Depositions upon written questions › Rule 28.1 - Notice and service of questions
A party desiring to take the deposition of any person upon written questions shall serve them upon every other party with a notice stating the name and address of the person who is to answer them, the name or descriptive title and address of the person who will administer the oath of the deposition, and the name and ad...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 28 - Depositions upon written questions›Rule 28.2 - Taking of respon...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 28 - Depositions upon written questions › Rule 28.2 - Taking of responses; preparation of record; duties
A copy of the notice and copy of all questions served shall be delivered by the party taking the deposition to the person before whom the deposition is taken, pursuant to Rule 27.6. Said person or, in his absence, the person who is to record the deposition shall proceed promptly, pursuant to Rules 27.6, 27.7, and 27.8,...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 28 - Depositions upon written questions›Rule 28.3 - Orders for the p...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 28 - Depositions upon written questions › Rule 28.3 - Orders for the protection of parties and deponents
After service of notice and written questions, and prior to the taking of the testimony of the deponent, the court in which the action is pending, on motion promptly made by a party or a deponent and upon notice and good cause shown, may make any order specified in Rule 23.7 which is appropriate and just or it may make...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings›Rule 29.1 - Use of depo...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings › Rule 29.1 - Use of depositions
At the trial or upon the hearing of a motion or an interlocutory proceeding, any part or all of a deposition, so far as admissible under the Rules of Evidence applied as though the witness were then present and testifying, may be used against any party who was present or represented at the taking of the deposition or w...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings›Rule 29.2 - Objections ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings › Rule 29.2 - Objections to admissibility
Subject to the provisions of these rules, objection may be made at the trial or hearing to receiving in evidence any deposition or part thereof for any reason which would require the exclusion of the evidence if the witness were then present and testifying.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings›Rule 29.3 - Effect of t...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings › Rule 29.3 - Effect of taking or using depositions
A party does not make a person his own witness for any purpose merely by taking his deposition. The introduction in evidence of the deposition or any part thereof for any purpose other than that of contradicting or impeaching the deponent makes the deponent the witness of the party introducing the deposition, but this ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings›Rule 29.4 - Effect of e...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 29 - Use of depositions in court proceedings › Rule 29.4 - Effect of errors and irregularities in depositions
(a) As to notice. — All errors and irregularities in the notice for taking a deposition are waived unless written objection is promptly served upon the party giving the notice. (b) Capacity of person before whom the deposition is taken. — Objection to taking a deposition because of disqualification of the person before...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 30 - Interrogatories to parties›Rule 30.1 - Procedures for use
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 30 - Interrogatories to parties › Rule 30.1 - Procedures for use
Any party may serve upon any other party written interrogatories to be answered by the party so served or, if the party served is a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or governmental agency, by any officer, official or agent, who shall furnish such information as is available to the party. In...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 30 - Interrogatories to parties›Rule 30.2 - Scope; use at trial
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 30 - Interrogatories to parties › Rule 30.2 - Scope; use at trial
Interrogatories may relate to any matters which can be inquired into under Rule 23 and the answers may be used to the extent permitted by the Rules of Evidence. Any interrogatory otherwise proper is not necessarily objectionable merely because an answer to the interrogatory involves an opinion or contention that relate...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 30 - Interrogatories to parties›Rule 30.3 - Option to produce books ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 30 - Interrogatories to parties › Rule 30.3 - Option to produce books or documents
Where the answer to an interrogatory may be derived from the books or documents of the party upon whom the interrogatory has been served and the burden of deriving the answer is substantially the same for the party serving the interrogatory as for the party served, it is a sufficient answer to such interrogatory to spe...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 31 - Discovery of documents and things for inspection, copying or ph...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 31 - Discovery of documents and things for inspection, copying or photographing › Rule 31.1 - Scope
In addition to the right to seek the production of any document or thing for inspection in connection with an examination under Rule 27 or interrogatories under Rule 30, a party may pursuant to Rule 23.2 serve on any other party a request: (1) To produce and permit the inspection, copying or photographing, by or on beh...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 31 - Discovery of documents and things for inspection, copying or ph...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 31 - Discovery of documents and things for inspection, copying or photographing › Rule 31.2 - Procedure
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 upon that party. The request shall set forth the items to be inspected, which must be described with reasonable particularity, and it shall also specify a ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 32 - Physical and mental examination of persons›Rule 32.1 - Order fo...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 32 - Physical and mental examination of persons › Rule 32.1 - Order for examination
In a suit in which the mental or physical condition of a party, including the blood group or genetic structure, is in dispute, the court in which the suit is pending may order said party to submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician. The order may only be issued through a motion upon notice to the party ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 32 - Physical and mental examination of persons›Rule 32.2 - Medical ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 32 - Physical and mental examination of persons › Rule 32.2 - Medical report
(a) If requested by the person examined, the party causing the examination to be made shall deliver to him a copy of a detailed written report of the examining physician setting out his findings. After such request and delivery, the party causing the examination to be made shall be entitled upon request to receive from...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 33 - Requests for Admission›Rule 33 - Requests for Admission
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 33 - Requests for Admission › Rule 33 - Requests for Admission
(a) Requests for admission. — For purposes of the pending action only, a party may serve upon any other party a written request for the admission of the truth of any matters within the scope of Rule 23.1 set forth in the request that relate to statements or opinions of facts or of the application of law to fact, includ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences›Rule 34.1 - Motion f...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences › Rule 34.1 - Motion for order compelling discovery
If a party refuses to make the discovery requested, the party moving for discovery under this rule may upon reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby apply for an order compelling discovery as follows: (a) Appropriate court. — An application for an order to a party may be made to the court in which the action i...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences›Rule 34.2 - Failure ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences › Rule 34.2 - Failure to comply with order
(a) Contempt. — If a party refuses to be sworn or refuses to answer any question after being directed to do so by the court, the refusal may be considered a contempt of that court. (b) Other consequences. — If a party, or an officer or managing agent of a party or a person designated under Rule 27.5 or 28 to testify on...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences›Rule 34.3 - Expenses...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences › Rule 34.3 - Expenses on refusal to admit
If a party refuses to admit the genuineness of any document or the truth of any matter as requested under Rule 33, and if the party requesting the admissions thereafter proves the genuineness of the document or the truth of the matter, said party may apply to the court for an order requiring the other party to pay him ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences›Rule 34.4 - Failure ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences › Rule 34.4 - Failure of a party to attend at own deposition or serv...
If a party or an officer or managing agent of a party or a person designated under Rule 27.5 or 28 to testify on behalf of a party fails: (1) To appear before the person before whom his deposition is to be taken after being served with a proper notice, or (2) to serve answers or objections to interrogatories submitted ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences›Rule 34.5 - Expenses...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 34 - Refusal to make discovery and consequences › Rule 34.5 - Expenses against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Expenses may be awarded against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this rule, but not attorney’s fees.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment›Rule § 35.1 - Offer of judgment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment › Rule § 35.1 - Offer of judgment
At any time prior to the ten (10) days before the trial begins, a party defending against a claim may serve upon the adverse party an offer to allow judgment to be taken against him for the money or property or to the effect specified in his offer, with the costs accrued up to that time. The offer shall comply with the...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment›Rule 35.2 - Offer of payment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment › Rule 35.2 - Offer of payment
When, in an action for the recovery of money only, the defendant alleges in his answer that before the commencement of the action he tendered to the plaintiff the full amount to which he is entitled, and thereupon deposits in court, for plaintiff, the amount so tendered, and the allegation is found to be true, the plai...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment›Rule 35.3 - Deposit in court
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment › Rule 35.3 - Deposit in court
In an action in which any part of the relief sought is a judgment for a sum of money, or the disposition of any other thing capable of delivery, a party, upon notice to every other party and by leave of court, may deposit with the court all or any part of such sum or thing to be kept by the clerk, subject to withdrawal...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment›Rule 35.4 - Entry of judgment by ...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 35 - Offer of judgment and payment › Rule 35.4 - Entry of judgment by confession
(a) A judgment by confession may be entered without action, based upon the defendant’s consent, either for money due or to become due, or to secure any person against contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both, in the manner prescribed by this rule. Such judgment shall be entered in the docket and notifie...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 36 - Summary judgment›Rule 36.1 - For claimant
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 36 - Summary judgment › Rule 36.1 - For claimant
A party seeking to recover upon a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party claim, or to obtain a declaratory judgment may, at any time after the expiration of twenty (20) days from service of the summons or after service of a motion for summary judgment by the adverse party, move with or without supporting affid...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 36 - Summary judgment›Rule 36.2 - For defending party
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 36 - Summary judgment › Rule 36.2 - For defending party
A party against whom a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party claim is asserted or a declaratory judgment is sought may, at any time, move, with or without supporting affidavits, for a summary judgment in his favor as to all or any part thereof.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4)›Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4)›PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS›Rule 36 - Summary judgment›Rule 36.3 - Motion and proceedings
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO Appendix (§§ 1 — 39.4) › Appendix III - Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice, 1979 (§§ 39.2 — 39.4) › PART V - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS › Rule 36 - Summary judgment › Rule 36.3 - Motion and proceedings
The motion shall be served upon the adverse party at least ten (10) days before the time fixed for the hearing. The adverse party prior to the day of hearing may serve opposing affidavits. The judgment sought shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories and admissions offered, t...