New Hampshire Superior Court Civil Rules
58 rules across 10 groups · all 58 active
New Hampshire's civil-procedure rules are cited as “N.H. Super. Ct. R.” (in-state, “Super. Ct. R.”) and were adopted by the New Hampshire Supreme Court under its constitutional rulemaking authority. They are organized into 10 groups, from general principles and commencement of an action through discovery, alternatives to trial, trials, judgment, provisional and final remedies, and special proceedings. Browse the full set below, with verbatim rule text, official Comments the New Hampshire Supreme Court published alongside many rules, amendment history, and a plain-English summary for every rule.
I. General Principles
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 3 active rules · 3 in the official compilation
II. Commencement of Action
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 2 active rules · 2 in the official compilation
III. Pleadings and Motions
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 10 active rules · 10 in the official compilation
- Rule 6 Pleadings Allowed
- Rule 7 Pleadings, Motions, and Objections, General
- Rule 8 Complaints and Other Claims for Relief
- Rule 9 Answers; Defenses; Forms of Denials
- Rule 10 Counterclaims, Cross-claims and Third-Party Claims
- Rule 11 Motions -- General
- Rule 12 Motions -- Specific
- Rule 13 Objections
- Rule 13A Reply and Surreply
- Rule 13B Confidential Documents and Confidential Information
IV. Parties and their Representatives
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 7 active rules · 7 in the official compilation
V. Discovery
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 10 active rules · 10 in the official compilation
- Rule 21 General Provisions
- Rule 22 Automatic Disclosures
- Rule 23 Written Interrogatories
- Rule 24 Production of Documents
- Rule 25 Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
- Rule 26 Depositions
- Rule 27 Expert Witnesses
- Rule 28 Requests for Admissions
- Rule 28A Medical Injuries and Special Damages
- Rule 29 Discovery Motions
VI. Alternatives to Trial
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 5 active rules · 5 in the official compilation
VII. Trials
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 4 active rules · 4 in the official compilation
VIII. Judgment
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 8 active rules · 8 in the official compilation
IX. Provisional and Final Remedies
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 6 active rules · 6 in the official compilation
X. Special Proceedings
Cited as Super. Ct. R. · 3 active rules · 3 in the official compilation
All 58 documents in the official export are active rules: 55 integer-numbered rules (1-55) plus three lettered insertions (13A, 13B, 28A). No rule anywhere in this source is Reserved, Repealed, or Abrogated, and there are no numbering gaps -- New Hampshire is, together with South Carolina, one of the few jurisdictions in this project with zero dead-stub rows.