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The rules detail requirements for pleading practice, defenses, joinder of parties, and class actions, then expand into disclosures and discovery, including depositions, interrogatories, document production, examinations, admissions, and discovery sanctions. They further cover trial rights and jury processes, evidentiary procedures, judgment standards, costs, defaults, summary and declaratory judgments, post-judgment relief, stays, and provisional remedies.","SUPERIOR COURT RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE  \nTITLE I. SCOPE OF RULES; FORM OF ACTION  \nRule 1. Scope and Purpose  \nRule 2. One Form of Action  \nTITLE II. COMMENCING AN ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND ORDERS  \nRule 3. Commencing an Action  \nRule 3-I. Actions Involving Real Property Rule 4. Summons  \nRule 4-I. Service by Publication Rule 4.1. Serving Other Process  \nRule 5. Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers Rule 5-I. Proof of Service  \nRule 5-II. Pleadings and Orders Affecting Estates of Veterans Rule 5-III. Sealed or Confidential Documents  \nRule 5.1. Challenge to Validity or Constitutionality of a District of Columbia Statute, Order, Regulation, or Enactment—Constitutional Challenge to a Federal or State Statute—Notice, Certification, and Intervention  \nRule 5.1-I. Intervention by the United States or the District of Columbia Rule 5.2. Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court  \nRule 6. Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers Rule 6-I. Continuous Session of Court  \nTITLE III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS  \nRule 7. Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers Rule 7-I. Stipulations  \nRule 7.1. Disclosure Statement Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters  \nRule 9-I. Verifications, Affidavits, and Declarations Rule 10. Form of Pleadings  \nRule 10-I. Pleadings: Stationery and Locational Information  \nRule 11. Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions  \nRule 12. Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing  \nRule 12-I. Motions Practice  \nRule 13. Counterclaim and Crossclaim Rule 14. Third-Party Practice  \nRule 15. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings  \nRule 16. Pretrial Conferences; Pretrial Status Conferences; Scheduling; Management  \nRule 16-I. [Deleted] .  \nRule 16-II. Failure to Appear for Conference TITLE IV. PARTIES  \nRule 17. Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers Rule 18. Joinder of Claims  \nRule 19. Required Joinder of Parties  \nRule 20. Permissive Joinder of Parties Rule 21. Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties Rule 22. Interpleader  \nRule 23. Class Actions  \nRule 23-I. Class Actions: Procedure for Determining Whether Action May Be Maintained as Class Action; Additional Notice Requirements  \nRule 23-II. [Deleted] .  \nRule 23.1. Derivative Actions  \nRule 23.2. Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations Rule 24. Intervention  \nRule 25. Substitution of Parties  \nTITLE V. DISCLOSURES AND DISCOVERY  \nRule 26. Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery Rule 27. Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony  \nRule 28. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken Rule 28-I. Interstate Depositions and Discovery Procedures  \nRule 28-II. Appointment of Examiner to Take Testimony of a Witness Residing Outside the District of Columbia; Commissions  \nRule 29. Stipulations About Discovery Procedure Rule 30. Depositions by Oral Examination Rule 31. Depositions by Written Questions Rule 32. Using Depositions in Court Proceedings Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties  \nRule 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes  \nRule 35. Physical and Mental Examinations Rule 36. 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Commencing an Action\n## Rule 4. Summons\n## Rule 5. Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers\n## Rule 6. Computing and Extending Time\n# Title III. Pleadings and Motions\n## Rule 7. Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers\n## Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading\n## Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters\n## Rule 10. Form of Pleadings\n## Rule 11. Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers\n## Rule 12. Defenses and Objections\n## Rules 13-16. Counterclaim, Third-Party Practice, Amendments, Pretrial Conferences\n# Title IV. Parties\n## Rule 17. Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers\n## Rule 18. Joinder of Claims\n## Rule 19. Required Joinder of Parties\n## Rules 20-25. Permissive Joinder, Misjoinder, Interpleader, Intervention, Substitution\n# Title V. Disclosures and Discovery\n## Rule 26. Duty to Disclose; General Provisions\n## Rule 27-33. Depositions and Interrogatories\n## Rules 34-37. 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