North Dakota procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a North Dakota complaint: 21 days, and the plaintiff must produce the paperNorth Dakota Rule 12(a) gives 21 days after service of the summons and complaint to serve an answer — and a default judgment on a written instrument requires the plaintiff to produce it.
• Setting aside a North Dakota default judgment: your year runs from entry, not from noticeNorth Dakota Rule 60(c) gives a party who appeared one year from notice of entry — but a defaulted defendant only one year from entry of the judgment itself.
• The North Dakota motion to dismiss: twenty-one days, then fourteenNorth Dakota Rule 12(b) carries the familiar seven defenses, gives 21 days to answer and 14 after a denied motion.

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