New Hampshire procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the New Hampshire Superior Court Civil Rules, 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 New Hampshire complaint: 30 days, and your jury demand goes on page oneNew Hampshire Superior Court Rule 9 gives 30 days to file an Answer or a Motion to Dismiss — and a defendant who does not request a jury on the first page of the Answer waives the right.
• Striking off a New Hampshire default: a motion is not enough without an affidavit of defenseNew Hampshire Superior Court Rule 42 lets a default be stricken only on motion and affidavit of defense, specifically setting out the defense and the facts behind it.
• New Hampshire summary judgment: page, paragraph and line references, and a 25-page capNew Hampshire Superior Court Rule 12(g) caps a summary judgment motion and memorandum at 25 pages and requires specific page, paragraph and line references to the record.
• The New Hampshire motion to compel: miss the 30 days and the clerk defaults youNew Hampshire Superior Court Rule 29(d) lets the clerk enter a conditional default against a party who does not answer interrogatories or requests for production within 30 days — and it becomes a default judgment if nothing is done within 10 days of notice.
• The New Hampshire motion to dismiss: lose the jurisdiction motion and you have 30 days to appeal itNew Hampshire Superior Court Rule 9(e) requires a party whose jurisdictional motion to dismiss is denied to seek supreme court review within 30 days, or the challenge is waived — and Rule 9(d) waives eighteen affirmative defenses not raised in time.
• Enforcing a New Hampshire money judgment: the weekly payment order, and the year you wait if it failsNew Hampshire Superior Court Rule 51 lets a judgment creditor seek weekly payments without first taking out a writ of execution — but a dismissed motion cannot be refiled against the same debtor for a year.
• New Hampshire injunctions: the ex parte hearing goes on the recordNew Hampshire Rule 48 requires any injunction hearing held without the adverse party present to be recorded, sets a hard ten-day outside date for the preliminary injunction hearing, and lets the court waive the bond for good cause.

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