1.1

Definition and Terms

1.1(a)

Counsel

1.1(b)

Entry of Judgment

1.1(c)

Navajo Nation  

1.1(d)

Order 

1.1(e)

Pleading

4(a)

Filing the Complaint 

4(b)

Summons; Form; Service; Substitute Summons.

4(c)

Who May Make Personal Service of Process within the Navajo Nation

4(d)

Who May be Served; How Personal Service is Made

(1)

Generally 

(2)

Minor

(3)

Incompetent

(4)

Corporation 

(5)

Navajo Nation 

4(e)

Alternative Service 

(1)

Who is Subject to Alternative Service 

(2)

Methods of Alternative Service 

(A)

Personal Service Out of the Navajo Nation

(B)

Certified Mail

(3)

Publication 

(A)

Motion for Publication

(4)

Time for Appearance after Service Under Rule 4(e) 

4(f)

Territorial Limits of Effective Service 

4(g)

Return 

4(h)

Return of Service of Publication 

4(i)

Amendment 

5(a)

Service:  When Required 

5(b)

Service:  How Made; Certificate of Service

5(c)

Filing 

5(d)

Service After Judgment 

5(e)

Filing with the Court Defined

6(a)

Computation 

6(b)

Extension of Time

6(c)

Notice of Hearing on Motions 

6(d)

Orders to Show Cause 

6(e)

Additional Time after Service by Mail

6(f)

Dismissal of Action 

7(a)

Claims for Relief

7(b)

Answers

8(a)

Claims for Relief

8(b)

Defenses;  Form of Denials

8(c)

Affirmative Defenses

9(a)

Capacity 

9(b)

Fraud 

9(c)

Time and Place

9(d)

Special Damage 

9(e)

Complaint in Action for Libel or Slander 

9(f)

Verification of Answer 

10(a)

Caption; Names of Parties

10(b)

Paragraphs;  Separate Statements 

10(c)

Inclusion by Reference;  Exhibits 

10(d)

Method of Preparation and Filing 

(1)

Court Documents:  Form

(A)

Size of paper 

(B)

Form and Content of Pleading

(2)

Court Documents: Filing

11(a)

Certificate of Counsel

11(b)

Sanctions 

12(a)

When Presented

12(b)

How Presented; Motion to Dismiss

12(c)

Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. 

12(d)

Preliminary Hearings 

12(e)

Motion for More Definite Statement 

12(f)

Items of Account; Demand 

12(g)

Motion to Strike 

12(h)

Consolidation of Defenses in Motion 

12(i)

Waiver or Preservation of Certain Defenses 

13(a)

Compulsory Counterclaims 

13(b)

Permissive Counterclaims

13(c)

Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim 

13(d)

Counterclaim Maturing or Acquired After Pleading 

13(e)

Omitted Counterclaim 

13(f)

Cross-claim Against Co-party 

13(g)

Joinder of Additional Parties

13(h)

Separate Trials; Separate Judgments 

14(a)

Third-Party Complaint 

14(b)

Form and Content of Third-Party Pleading 

14(c)

Service 

14(d)

When Plaintiff May Bring in Third-party 

15(a)

Amendments 

15(b)

Relation Back of Amendments 

15(c)

Supplemental Pleadings

16(a)

Pretrial Conferences; Objectives 

16(b)

Scheduling and Planning 

16(c)

Subjects to be Discussed at Pretrial Conferences 

16(d)

Final Pretrial Conference 

16(f)

Sanctions 

16(g)

Pretrial Statements

17(a)

Real Party in Interest 

17(b)

Actions By or Against Personal Representatives 

17(c)

Actions Against Surety, Assignor or Endorser 

17(d)

infants or Incompetent Persons 

17(e)

Bond of Guardian Ad Litem or Next Friend 

17(f)

Consent of Guardian Ad Litem or Next Friend; Liability; Compensation 

17(g)

Partnerships and Corporations 

18(a)

Joinder of Claims 

18(b)

Joinder of Remedies; Fraudulent Conveyances 

19(a)

Compulsory Joinder 

19(b)

Joinder Must be Feasible 

19(c)

Pleading

19(d)

Determination by Court if Joinder not Feasible 

20(a)

Plaintiffs   

20(b)

Defendants 

20(c)

Relief

20(d)

Separate Trials 

22(a)

Interpleader 

22(b)

Objections  

22(c)

Release from Liability; Deposit or Delivery

22(d)

Preservation of Property or Funds

23(a)

When Permitted 

23(b)

Court Order

23(c)

Considerations

23(d)

Notice 

23(e)

Dismissal; Settlement 

24(a)

Intervention of Right

24(b)

Permissive Intervention

24(c)

Procedure

24(d)

Time to Answer

25(a)

Death

25(b)

Death of Defendant After Tort Action Commenced

25(c)

Incompetency

25(d)

Transfer of Interest

25(e)

Public Officers; Death or Separation from Office

26(a)

Discovery Purpose 

(1)

Discovery Methods 

26(b)

What May be Discovered 

(1)

Generally

(2)

Insurance Agreements

(3)

Trial Preparation

(A)

Materials 

(B)

Statements of a Party

(C)

Experts 

26(c)

Protective Orders

26(d)

Sequence and Timing of Discovery

26(e)

Supplementation of Responses

26(f)

Signing of Discovery Requests; Responses; Objections

28(a) 

Persons Authorized

28(b)

Notice

28(c)

Disqualification for Interest 

30(a)

When Depositions May be Taken

30(b)

Notice of Examination

30(c)

Examination and Cross-Examination

30(d)

Termination of Limitation of Examination 

30(e)

Transcription 

30(f)

Submission to Witness; Changes; Signing 

30(g)

Certification and Filing by Officer; Exhibits; Copies; Notice of Filing; Preservation of Notes and Tapes of Depositions 

30(h)

Failure to Attend or to Serve Subpoena; Expenses

30(i)

Depositions for Foreign Jurisdiction 

31(a)

Serving Questions 

31(b)

Officer to Take Responses and Prepare Record 

31(c)

Notice of Filing 

32(a)

Use of Depositions 

32(b)

Objections to Admissibility

32(c)

Effect of Errors and Irregularities in Depositions 

(1)

As to Notice 

(2)

As to disqualification of Officer 

(3)

As to taking of Deposition 

(4)

As to Completion and Return of Deposition 

33a)

Availability

33b)

Procedures for Use

33(c)

Objections 

33(d)

Signing Interrogatories 

33(e)

Time for Answering 

33(f)

Sanctions 

33(g)

Scope; Use at Trial

33(h)

Option to Produce Business Records 

34a)

Scope 

34b)

Procedure

34(c)

Persons not Parties

35(a)

Order for Examination

35(b)

Report of Examining Physician 

35(c)

Alternate Procedure:  Notice of Examination; Objections

36(a)

Requests for Admission

36(b)

Failure to Respond

36(c)

Content of Responses 

36(d)

Scope 

36(e)

Sufficiency 

36(f)

Sanctions 

37(a)

Motion for Order Compelling Discovery 

(1)

Appropriate Court 

(2)

Motion 

(3)

Evasive or Incomplete Answer 

(4)

Award of Expenses of Motions 

37(b)

Failure to Comply With Order

(1)

Sanctions by Court Where Deposition is Taken 

(2)

Sanctions by Court in Which Action is Pending 

(3)

Expenses on Failure to Admit 

(4)

Failure of Party to Attend own Deposition or Serve Answers to Interrogatories or Respond to Request for Inspection or Attend Mental or Physical Examinations. 

38(a)

Right Preserved

38(b)

Demand

38(c)

Waiver 

38(d)

Docket Entry 

39(a)

Voluntary Dismissal; by Plaintiff or By Stipulation or By Court Order; Effect 

39(b)

Involuntary Dismissal; Effect 

39(c)

Dismissal of Counterclaim, Cross-claim, or Third-Party Claim 

39(d)

Costs of Previously Dismissed Action 

40(a)

Consolidation

40(b)

Separate Trials

40(c)

Postponement of Trials 

40(d)

Motion for Postponement; Grounds; Effect of Admission of Truth of   Affidavit by Adverse Party 

40(e)

Deposition of Witness or Party; Consent 

40(f)

Disqualification of a Judge 

(1)

Motion to disqualify  

(2)

When Filed 

(3)

Disqualification is Discretionary 

(4)

Contents of Order 

(5)

Another Judge

40(g)

Waiver

41(a)

Trial Jury; Procedure; List; Striking; Oath

41(b)

Voir dire Oath; Examination of Jurors 

41(c)

Grounds of Challenge for Cause 

41(d)

Extent of Examination; Trial of Challenge 

41(e)

Manner of Challenging; Number of Peremptory Challenges 

41(f)

Alternate Jurors

42(a)

Order of Trial by Jury 

42(b)

Trial by the Court; Time for Decision 

(1)

Trial by the Court

(2)

Limitation of Time for Decision by Court

43(a)

Definition of Witness

43(b)

Affirmation in Lieu of Oath 

43(c)

Limitation on Examination of Witness; Exception

43(d)

Form and Admissibility of Evidence 

43(e)

Evidence on Motions 

43(f)

Omission of Testimony during Trial 

43(g)

Preservation of Court Reporter’s Notes of Court Proceedings 

44(a)

Records of Public Officials 

44(b)

Proof of Records of Notaries Public 

44(c)

Proof of Appointment of Executor, Administrator, or Guardian; Letters of Certificate. 

44(d)

Comparison of Handwriting 

44(e)

Determination of Foreign Law 

45(a)

Subpoena for Attendance of Witnesses; Form; Issuance

45(b)

Subpoena for Production of Documentary Evidence

45(c)

Failure to Produce Documentary Evidence 

45(d)

Service of Subpoena

45(e)

Subpoena for Taking Depositions; Place of Examination

45(f)

Subpoena for a Hearing or Trial 

45(g)

Contempt 

47(a)

When made; Effect

47(b)

Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict

48(a)

Instructions to Jury; Objections 

48(b)

Instructions to Jury; Notations; Filing; Transcript

48(c)

Arguments  

48(d)

Interruption of Counsel During Argument 

49(a)

Jury Deliberations

49(b)

Admonition to Jurors 

49(c)

Discharge of Jury; New Trial

49(d)

Communication to Court by Jury 

49(e)

Duty of Official in Charge of Jury 

50(a)

Majority Verdict 

50(b)

Sealed Verdict

51(a)

Return of Verdict

51(b)

Proceedings on Return of Verdict; Polling Jury

51(c)

Defective or Nonresponsive Verdict

51(d)

Special Form of Verdict Not Required 

51(e)

Special Verdicts and Interrogatories

51(f)

General Verdict Accompanied by Answer to Interrogatories 

52(a)

Effect

52(b)

Submission on Agreed Statement of Facts

53(a)

Appointment and Compensation

53(b)

Reference

53(c)

Powers

53(d)

Proceedings

53(e)

Witnesses

53(f)

report; Contents; Filing

53(g)

Acceptance of Report

53(h)

Stipulation as to Findings   

53(i)

Draft Report

54(a)

Judgment 

54(b)

Multiple Claims or Multiple Parties 

54(c)

Costs 

55(a)

Motion and Entry of Default 

55(b)

Judgment by Default 

(1)

By Motion 

(2)

By Motion and Hearing 

55(c)

Default Judgment against Minor or Incompetent Person

55(d)

Setting Aside Default 

55(e)

Plaintiffs; Counterclaimants; Cross-Claimants 

56(a)

For Claimant

56(b)

For Defending Party 

56(c)

Motion and Proceedings 

56(d)

Case Not Fully Adjudicated on Motion

56(e)

Form of Affidavits; Further Testimony; Defense Required

56(f)

When Affidavits are Unavailable 

56(g)

Affidavits Made in Bad Faith 

58(a)

Entry 

58(b)

Objections to form 

59(a)

Grounds 

59(b)

Contents of Motion 

59(c)

Sufficiency of the Evidence 

59(d)

Time 

(1)

Filing and Service of Motion for New Trial

(2)

Service of Affidavits 

59(e)

Scope of New Trial 

(1)

Parties and Issues

(2)

Questions

59(f)

Motion on Ground of Excessive or Inadequate Damages

59(g)

After Service by Publication 

59(h)

Number of New Trials

59(i)

Contents of Orders

(1)

Granting New Trial

(2)

Denying New Trial 

60(a)

Clerical Mistakes

60(b)

Correction of Error in Record of Judgment

60(c)

Mistakes; Inadvertences; Surprise; Excusable Neglect; Newly discovered Evidence; Fraud; Etc. 

60(d)

Reversed Judgment of Foreign Jurisdiction

62(a)

Stay in Injunctions 

62(b)

Stay on Motion for a New Trial or for Judgment or for Relief from Judgment

62(c)

Injunction Pending Appeal 

62(d)

Stay of Judgment Directing Execution of Instrument; Sale of Perishable Property and Disposition of Proceeds. 

62(e)

Stay of Judgment Under Rule 54(b) 

65(a)

Preliminary Injunctions

65(b)

Notice of Hearing Required 

65(c)

Hearing

65(d)

Consolidation of Hearing with Trial on Merits 

65(e)

Form and Scope of Injunction or Restraining Order

65(f)

Dissolution of Preliminary Injunction Prior to Final Hearing Prohibited 

65(g)

Motion to Dissolve or Modify 

65(h)

Security

65(i)

Writs of Injunction; Where Returnable

65(j)

Disobedience of Injunction as Contempt; Order to Show Cause; Warrant; Attachment; Punishable

65(k)

Security; Proceedings Against Sureties

65.1(a)

Temporary Restraining Order 

65.1(b)

Notice 

65.1(c)

Without Notice

65.1(d)

Procedure When No Notice 

65.1(e)

Hearing on Preliminary Injunction

65.1(f)

Hearing to Dissolve Temporary Restraining Order

67(a)

By Leave of Court 

67(b)

By Order of Court 

67(c)

Custody; Duties of Clerk 

70(a)

Enforcement of Specific Act