Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure are a comprehensive set of rules governing how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Alabama’s state courts.

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Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure canonical 2
Ala. R. Civ. P. 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf procedural law
rules of civil procedure
appliesInJurisdiction Alabama
authorityFrom Alabama Constitution
Alabama statutes granting rulemaking power to the Supreme Court of Alabama
basedOn United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
bindingOn Alabama courts
surface form: Alabama trial courts

parties in civil litigation in Alabama state courts
citationStyle Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ala. R. Civ. P.
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinctFrom Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as applied in federal courts
governs civil actions in Alabama state courts
procedure in Alabama circuit courts
procedure in Alabama district courts
hasPurpose to secure the inexpensive determination of every civil action
to secure the just determination of every civil action
to secure the speedy determination of every civil action
includes Rule 1
Rule 12
Rule 2
Rule 23
Rule 3
Rule 4
Rule 56
language English
legalSystem United States common law system
promulgatedBy Supreme Court of Alabama
regulates appeal-related time limits in civil cases
class actions
commencement of civil actions
default judgments
discovery
joinder of parties
judgments
motions
pleadings
post-judgment motions
pretrial procedure
provisional and final remedies
service of process
subpoenas in civil cases
summary judgment
trial procedure in civil cases
scope all civil actions in Alabama courts unless otherwise specified
state Alabama
subject civil procedure
typeOfProceedings civil, not criminal

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Alabama courts usesProcedureRules Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure citationStyle Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ala. R. Civ. P.
Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure relatedTo Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure