Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure
Cited as Minn. R. Civ. P. · 80 active rules
The Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure govern how civil cases proceed in Minnesota's district courts. Browse the full set below, organized by Title. Plain-English summaries, FAQs, and full rule text are being added rule by rule.
Source: Minnesota Judicial Branch ·
Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 480.051) ·
Current through July 1, 2025 ·
Official source
Title I. Scope of Rules—One Form of Action
Title II. Commencement of the Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders
Title III. Pleadings and Motions
- Rule 7 Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
- Rule 8 General Rules of Pleading
- Rule 9 Pleading Special Matters
- Rule 10 Form of Pleadings
- Rule 11 Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Documents; Representations to Court; Sanctions
- Rule 12 Defenses and Objections; When and How Presented; By Pleading or Motion; Motion for Judgment on Pleadings
- Rule 13 Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
- Rule 14 Third-Party Practice
- Rule 15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- Rule 16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Title IV. Parties
- Rule 17 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
- Rule 18 Joinder of Claims and Remedies
- Rule 19 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
- Rule 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
- Rule 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- Rule 22 Interpleader
- Rule 23 Class Actions
- Rule 24 Intervention
- Rule 25 Substitution of Parties
Title V. Depositions and Discovery
- Rule 26 Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
- Rule 27 Deposition before Action or Pending Appeal
- Rule 28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- Rule 29 Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
- Rule 30 Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- Rule 31 Depositions of Witnesses Upon Written Questions
- Rule 32 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
- Rule 33 Interrogatories to Parties
- Rule 34 Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes
- Rule 35 Physical, Mental, and Blood Examination of Persons
- Rule 36 Requests for Admission
- Rule 37 Failure to Make Disclosures or To Cooperate in Discovery: Sanctions
Title VI. Trials
- Rule 38 Jury Trial of Right
- Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court
- Rule 40 Assignment of Cases for Trial
- Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions
- Rule 42 Separate Trials
- Rule 43 Taking of Testimony
- Rule 44 Proof of Official Record
- Rule 45 Subpoena
- Rule 46 Exceptions Unnecessary
- Rule 47 Jurors
- Rule 48 Number of Jurors; Participation in Verdict
- 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 the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error
- Rule 52 Findings by the Court
- Rule 53 Masters
- Rule 54 Judgments; Costs
- Rule 55 Default
- Rule 56 Summary Judgment
- Rule 57 Declaratory Judgments
- Rule 58 Entry of Judgment; Stay
- Rule 59 New Trials
- Rule 60 Relief from Judgment or Order
- Rule 61 Harmless Error
- Rule 62 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
- Rule 63 Disability or Disqualification of Judge; Notice to Remove; Assignment of a Judge
Title VII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings
- Rule 64 Seizure of Person or Property
- Rule 65 Injunctions
- Rule 66 Receivers
- Rule 67 Deposit in Court
- Rule 68 Offer of Judgment or Settlement
- Rule 69 Execution
- Rule 70 Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
- Rule 71 Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
- Rule 72 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 73 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 74 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 75 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 76 [Reserved] Reserved
Title VIII. District Courts and Court Administrators
- Rule 77 District Courts and Court Administrators
- Rule 78 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 79 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 80 Stenographic Report or Transcript as Evidence
- Rule 81 Applicability; in General
- Rule 82 Jurisdiction and Venue
- Rule 83 Rules by District Courts
- Rule 84 Appendix of Forms
- Rule 85 Title
- Rule 86 Effective Date
Minnesota numbers its rules 1 through 86, with one lettered rule, 5A, added between Rules 5 and 6. Rules 72 through 76 and Rules 78 and 79 are reserved for future use in the official compilation; they are shown here for completeness and carry no rule text.