A new Superior Court Civil Rules Pilot Project, designed to make the civil litigation process more efficient and affordable, will begin this fall. The pilot project will be launched in Strafford and Carroll counties where Odyssey, the new case management system, will provide the technology necessary to measure the impact of the new rules, which were adopted by the Supreme Court on a temporary basis in April. The pilot project follows a report completed in February by a committee of New Hampshire members of the American College of Trial Lawyers chaired by Superior Court Chief Justice Robert J. Lynn and Attorney Philip R. Waystack.
The temporary rules will take effect on October 1, 2010 and will apply prospectively only to all new cases filed in those courts after that date. It will apply to lawyers and self-represented litigants as well.
Read more about the pilot project in the New Hampshire Bar News.
- Supreme Court Order dated April 6, 2010 adopting Pilot Rules
- PAD Primer: Guidance from Clerks of Court regarding new rules
- Sample PAD Timeline
- Sample PAD Flowchart
- PAD Forms
- Strafford Superior Court Trial Dates
- Carroll Superior Court Trial Dates
- Applicable and Exempt PAD Case Types
(Cases that are deemed "exempt" on this list are automatically exempt from the rules and no Motion for Exemption need be filed.)
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