Text & Forms (Michigan Court Rules Practice)

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Ronald S. Longhofer

Alan W. Saltzman

Sheila Robertson Deming

Daniel Quick

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Text & Forms contains the information you need to handle any Michigan rule or rule challenge, as well as forms for any document you need to draft. The set includes hardbound text volumes with commentary and case annotations, and several volumes of pre-approved, court-ready forms. The text encompasses:

General Provisions
Civil Procedure
Special Proceedings and Actions
District Court
Probate Court
Criminal Procedure
Appellate Rules
Administrative Rules of Court
Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

Forms encompass:

Pleadings
Notices
Motions
Complaints
Answers
Depositions and discovery
Trials
Judgments
Appeals
Special proceedings

The text of each rule is followed by commentary prepared by the Michigan Supreme Court staff. Authors' comments state the basic purpose and effect of each rule, and discuss special interpretation challenges you may face. Cross-references guide you to further research materials.

Each form comes with practice commentary, checklists, expert analysis, and cross-references to related forms.

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Chapter

General Provisions
Civil Procedure
Special Proceedings and Actions
District Court
Probate Court
Criminal Procedure
Appellate Rules
Administrative Rules of Court
Professional Disciplinary Proceedings
Forms Content

PART I. JURISDICTION AND VENUE

The Michigan Judicial System
Jurisdiction, Captions, Prayers for Relief
Venue
Disqualification of a Judge
Transfer of Actions

PART II. PARTIES AND THEIR CLAIMS

Parties to an Action
Joinder, Nonjoinder and Misjoinder of Parties
Representative Actions
Interpleader
Intervention
Third Party Practice
Joinder of Claims, Counterclaims and Cross Claims
Indigent Parties
Statutes of Limitation

PART III. PROCESS, SERVICE AND TIME

Process
Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
Time and extensions of Time

PART IV. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS IN GENERAL

Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers - Generally
Signature, Verification and Affidavit
Motions Generally
Pleading Special Matters

PART V. COMPLAINTS

Complaints in General
Complaints - Abuse of Process
Complaints - On An Account
Complaints -Assault and Battery
Complaints -Bailments
Commercial Paper
Complaints -Conversion
Complaints -Deceit
Complaints -False Imprisonment
Complaints -Guarantor of Debt
Complaints -Interference With Rights
Complaints -Invasion of Privacy
Complaints -Landlord and Tenant
Complaints -Libel and Slander
Complaints -Malicious Prosecution
Complaints -Money Had and Received
Complaints -Money Lent
Complaints -Negligence
Complaints -Nuisance
Complaints -Purchase and Sale of Personal Property - Products Liability
Complaints -Purchase and Sale of Real Estate
Complaints -Real Estate Broker's Commissions
Complaints -Services, Labor and Materials
Complaints -Trespass on Land
Complaints -Miscellaneous Actions

PART VI. APPEARANCES, ANSWERS, AND RESPONSIVE MOTIONS

Answers and Replies
Affirmative Defenses
Responsive Motions

PART VII. PRACTICE PRIOR TO TRIAL

Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Security for Costs
Consolidation; Separate Trials
Notice Lis Pendens
Injunctions and orders to Show Cause

PART VIII. DISPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY

General Rules Governing Discovery
Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
Persons Before Whom Depositions may Be Taken
Depositions on oral Examination
Depositions on Written Questions
Use of Depositions in Court
Interrogatories in General
Interrogatories in Specific Actions
Production of Documents and Things
Physical or Mental Examination of Persons

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