An action wherein a receiver has been appointed shall not be dismissed except by order of the court. In all other respects the action in which the appointment of a receiver is sought or which is brought by or against a receiver is governed by these rules.
Rule 66.Receivers
Chapter VIII: Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 14, 2026
In one sentenceRule 66 protects a receivership case from being dismissed except by court order and otherwise folds receivership actions into the ordinary civil rules.
Full Text of Rule 66
Plain-English Summary
Rule 66 is short, and its main job is protective: an action in which a receiver has been appointed cannot be dismissed except by order of the court. That prevents a party from unilaterally walking away from a case once a receiver is in place managing property or a business on the court's behalf, since a receivership often affects creditors, employees, or other interests beyond the named parties.
Beyond that dismissal protection, Rule 66 doesn't set its own special procedure for receivership cases. It states that, in all other respects, an action in which the appointment of a receiver is sought, or an action brought by or against a receiver, is governed by the same civil rules that apply to any other case — pleading, discovery, motions, trial, and judgment all proceed under the rules already in place elsewhere in the civil rules.
The rule leaves the substantive law of when a receiver may be appointed, and what powers a receiver holds, to other sources of law. What Rule 66 supplies is procedural: it keeps a receivership case inside the normal civil rules framework while adding one safeguard against dismissal that could disrupt the receivership.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a party voluntarily dismiss a case after a receiver has been appointed?
No. Rule 66 requires an order of the court to dismiss an action in which a receiver has been appointed, so dismissal isn't something a party can accomplish unilaterally once a receiver is in place.
Do the ordinary civil procedure rules apply to a lawsuit against a receiver?
Yes. Rule 66 states that in all other respects, an action in which the appointment of a receiver is sought, or one brought by or against a receiver, is governed by these rules, the same as any other civil action.
Why does Rule 66 require court permission before a receivership case can be dismissed?
The rule doesn't explain its own rationale in the text, but the protection reflects that a receivership often involves interests beyond the parties to the suit — property or a business the receiver is managing — that could be disrupted by an unsupervised dismissal.
Does Rule 66 create the substantive rules for when a receiver can be appointed?
No. The rule addresses dismissal and confirms that the civil rules otherwise govern receivership litigation; it does not itself define when appointment of a receiver is proper or what powers a receiver has.
Who can be a party in an action involving a receiver?
Rule 66 covers both an action in which the appointment of a receiver is sought and an action brought by or against a receiver, so a receiver can appear as either the party seeking relief or the party defending against a claim.
Source & verification. Rule text and Advisory Committee Notes are
reproduced verbatim from the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Mississippi. Last verified July 14, 2026.
· Official source
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