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D.C. Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure
[Current as of November 13, 2015]
Rule 1. Scope of Rules
Rule 2. One Form of Action
Rule 3. Commencement of Action
Rule 3-I. Actions Involving Real Property
Rule 4. Summons
Rule 4.1 Service of Other Process
Rule 4-I. Service by Publication
Rule 5. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
Rule 5-I. Proof of Service
Rule 5-II. Pleadings and Orders Affecting Estates of Veterans
Rule 5-III. Sealed or Confidential Documents
Rule 6. Time
Rule 6-I. Continuous Session of Court
Rule 7. Pleadings Allowed: Form of Motions
Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement
Rule 7-I. Stipulations
Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading

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Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters
Rule 9-I. Verifications, Affidavits, and Declarations
Rule 10. Form of Pleadings
Rule 10-I. Pleadings: Stationary and Locational Information
Rule 11. Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Filings; Representations to Court;
Sanctions
Rule 12. Defenses and Objections – When and How Presented – by Pleading or Motion –
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
Rule 12-I. Motions Practice
Rule 13. Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
Rule 14. Third-Party Practice
Rule 15. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Rule 16. Pretrial Conference; Pretrial Status Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Rule 16-I. [Abrogated]
Rule 16-II. Failure to Appear for Conference
Rule 17. Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
Rule 19. Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
Rule 20. Permissive Joinder of Parties
Rule 21. Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties
Rule 22. Interpleader
Rule 23. Class Actions
Rule 23-I. Class Actions: Procedure for Determining Whether Action May be Maintained as
a Class Action; Procedure for Determining Notice Requirements
Rule 23-II. [Vacant]
Rule 23.1. Derivative Actions by Shareholders

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Rule 23.2. Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
Rule 24. Intervention
Rule 24-I. Intervention by the United States or the District of Columbia
Rule 25. Substitution of Parties
Rule 26. Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Rule 27. Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
Rule 28. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
Rule 28-I. Depositions Outside the Forum Jurisdiction
Rule 29. Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
Rule 30. Depositions Upon Oral Examination
Rule 31. Depositions Upon Written Questions
Rule 32. Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties
Rule 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information and Tangible Things, or
Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examinations of Persons
Rule 36. Requests for Admission
Rule 37. Failure to Cooperate in discovery; Sanctions
Rule 38. Jury Trial of Right
Rule 38-I. [Reserved]
Rule 38-II. Failure to Appear for Trial as Consent to Trial Without Jury
Rule 39. Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 39-I. Appearance at Trial
Rule 39-II. Number of Counsel

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Rule 40. [Deleted]
Rule 40-I. Assignment of Cases for Trial
Rule 40-II. Certification and Assignment of Cases to Civil I Calendars
Rule 40-III. Collection and Subrogation Cases
Rule 41. Dismissal of Actions
Rule 41-I. Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute
Rule 42. Consolidation; Separate Trials
Rule 43. Evidence
Rule 43-I. Record Made in Regular Course of Business; Photographic Copies
Rule 43-II. [Omitted]
Rule 44. Proof of Official Record
Rule 44-I. Proof of Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations
Rule 44.1 Determination of Foreign Law
Rule 45. Subpoena
Rule 46. Exceptions Unnecessary
Rule 47. Selection of Jurors
Rule 47-I. Peremptory Challenges
Rule 48. Number of Jurors
Rule 49. Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
Rule 50. Judgment as a Matter of Law in Jury trials; Alternative Motion for New Trial:
Conditional Rulings
Rule 51. Instructions to Jury: Objection; Preserving a Claim of Error
Rule 52. Findings by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings
Rule 53. Masters

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Rule 53-I. Auditor-Master Fees
Rule 53-II Deposit for Expenses
Rule 54. Judgments; Costs
Rule 54-I. Witness Fees; Costs of Depositions, Transcripts, and Bonds
Rule 54-II. Waiver of Costs, Fees, or Security
Rule 55. Default
Rule 55-II. Ex Pate Proof of Pecuniary Losses; Deficiency Judgment
Rule 56. Summary Judgment
Rule 57. Declaratory Judgments
Rule 58. Entry of Judgment
Rule 59. New Trials; Amendment of Judgments
Rule 60. Relief from Judgment or Order
Rule 61. Harmless Error
Rule 62. Stay Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
Rule 62-I. Supersedes Bond
Rule 62-II. Application for Termination of Stay or for Entry of Judgment
Rule 63. Inability of a Judge to Proceed
Rule 63-I. Bias or Prejudice of a Judge
Rule 64. Seizure of Person or Property
Rule 64-I. Attachment Before Judgment
Rule 64-II. Replevin Actions
Rule 65. Injunctions
Rule 65.1. Security: Proceedings Against Sureties

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Rule 66. Receivers Appointed by the Superior Court
Rule 67. Deposit in Court
Rule 67-I. Recording Money Paid to or by Clerk
Rule 68. Offer of Judgment
Rule 68-I. Judgment by Confession or Consent
Rule 69. Execution
Rule 69-I. Attachment After Judgment in General
Rule 70. Judgment for Specific Acts: Vesting Title
Rule 70-I. Confirming, Vacating, or Modifying Arbitration Awards under the Arbitration
Amendments Acts of 2007 (Revised Uniform Arbitration Act)
Rule 71. Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
Rule 71A. Condemnation of Property
Rule 71A-I. Proceedings for Forfeiture of Property
Rule 72. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Rule 73. Hearing Commissioners
Rule 74-76. [Omitted]
IX. Appeals. [Omitted]
Rule 77. Superior Court and Clerk
Rule 77-I. Business Hours of the Clerk
Rule 77-II. Orders Grantable by the Clerk
Rule 78. [Repealed]
Rule 78-I. Hearings on Motions
Rule 79. Books and Records Kept by the Clerk and Entries Therein
Rule 79-I. Copies and Custody and Papers Filed

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Rule 80. Stenographer; Stenographic Report or Transcript as Evidence
Rule 81. Applicability in General
Rule 82. Jurisdiction Unaffected
Rule 83. Directives by Judicial Officer
Rule 83-I. Amendments of or Additions to Superior Court Rules
Rule 84. Forms
Rule 85. Title
Rule 86. Effective Date
Rule 86-I. Effective Date of Rule Amendments or Additions
Rule 101. Appearance and Withdrawal of Attorneys
Rule 102. Disciplinary Proceedings Against Attorneys
Rule 103. Employees Not to Practice Law
Rule 104. Avoidance and Resolution of Conflicts in Engagements of Counsel Among the
Courts in District of Columbia
Rule 201. Recording of Court Proceedings; Release of Transcripts
Rule 202. Fees
Rule 203. Free Press – Fair Trial
Rule 204. Administrative Searches and Inspections
Rule 205. Change of Name
Rule 301. Compensation of Conservators and Guardians of Infants
Rule 302. Duties and Compensation of a guardian Ad Litem in Conservatorship Proceedings
Rule 303. Bonds and Undertakings
Rule 304. Trustees, Conservators, Guardians Ad Litem, and Other Fiduciaries
Rule 305. Trust Funds; Fiduciaries

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Rule 306. Investments by a Fiduciary
Rule 307. Dower; Life Estate
Rule 308. Court Sales of Real and Personal Property
Rule 309. Conferences
Rule 310. Conservatorships

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About the Firm
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Bostick. “With people, come relationships. New relationships
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from which justice can spring, businesses can be raised, and
families can triumph, even in the face of adversity. In this way,
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strategic thinking and development of novel business and legal
theories continue to afford her the opportunity to work with a
variety of nonprofits and start-up organizations. While she remains involved in these endeavors,
Ms. Bostick’s passion for litigation was renewed when she saw working-class Americans being
mistreated and exploited by all aspects of the legal system.
Bostick Law Office is currently taking new clients. Ms. Bostick has experience across a broad
spectrum of practice areas, including Municipality, Employment, Family, Business, Criminal and
Nonprofit Law, as well as Legal Malpractice, Estate Planning, EEOC claims, and Corporate EEOC
Investigations. Formerly, Ms. Bostick worked in Baltimore City with Ober|Kaler's Employment
Group in matters involving defense of municipalities, complex civil litigation, and labor and
employment disputes. Ms. Bostick was also previously employed at Shulman Rogers, located in
Potomac, Maryland, where she became a results-driven litigator with strong advocacy skills, and
creative problem-solving technique.
For more information about how Bostick Law Office can help meet your legal needs, please visit
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