Category: URCP054

Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective November 1, 2016

URCP054 Judgment; costs. Amend. Establishes a process to add attorney fees and costs to a judgment.

URCP054 Advisory Committee Notes

URCP058A Entry of judgment; abstract of judgment. Amend. In conjunction with amendments to rule 4 of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure, establishes a new policy on time in which to appeal a judgment when a motion for attorney fees has been filed. A motion for attorney fees would have the same effect as a motion under rules 50, 52, and 59 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, extending the time in which to appeal to 30 days after the order on the motion, effectively overturning ProMax Development Corp. v. Raile, 2000 UT 4, 998 P.2d 254.

URCP058A Advisory Committee Note

URCP073 Attorney fees. Amend. Modifies the process for claiming attorney fees. Adopts many features of FRCP 54(d).

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URCP 005. Service and filing of pleadings and other papers. Amend. Eliminates service by fax and allows the parties to agree to a method of service not approved by rule. Eliminates the requirement to obtain a lawyer’s agreement to be served by email. Retains that requirement when serving self represented parties. Requires electronic filing by parties with an electronic filing account. Describes how to file an affidavit. Style changes intended to simplify and clarify the rule.
URCP 007. Pleadings allowed; motions, memordanda, hearings, orders. Repeal and reenact. Brings regularity to motion practice. Adopts many of the provisions of Rule 71 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Combines the motion and the memorandum supporting the motion into one document. Establishes new page limits. Describes supplemental authority and an objection to evidence. Prohibits a proposed order in most circumstances. Describes the process for preparing an order after a ruling on the motion. Eliminates the requirements for words indicating that nothing further is required of the parties if the judge intends a ruling or decision to be final. Eliminates the requirement that an order be a separate document.
URCP 054. Judgment; costs. Defines a “judgment.” Eliminates the requirement to state the process by which the judgment was entered. Removes an antiquated process for amending the judgment to include interest and costs. Style changes intended to simplify and clarify the rule.
URCP 056. Summary judgment. Repeal and reenact. Adopts many of the provisions of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Includes some special requirements formerly found in rule 7.
URCP 058A. Entry of judgment; abstract of judgment. Amend. Requires that every judgment and decree be prepared as a separate document. Describes the process for preparing a proposed judgment. Fixes the time at which the judgment is entered; even if a separate document is not prepared.
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URCP 004. Process. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 006. Time. Repeal and reenact. Conforms the computation of time to the approach of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
URCP 007. Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 010. Form of pleadings and other papers. Amend. Prohibits a graphic or “wet” signature on an electronically filed document.
URCP 012. Defenses and objections. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 014. Third-party practice. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 015. Amended and supplemental pleadings. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 017. Parties plaintiff and defendant. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 027. Depositions before action or pending appeal. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 038. Jury trial by right. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 050. Motion for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 052. Findings by the court; correction of the record. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 053. Masters. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 054. Judgments; costs. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 056. Summary judgment. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 058B. Satisfaction of judgment. Amend. Requires the creditor to file a satisfaction of judgment within 28 days after the judgment has been paid.
URCP 059. New trials; amendments of judgment. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 060. Relief from judgment or order. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 062. Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 063. Disability or disqualification of a judge. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 064. Writs in general. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 064A. Prejudgment writs in general. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 064D. Writ of garnishment. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 064E. Writ of execution. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 065A. Injunctions. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 065C. Post-conviction relief. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 066. Receivers. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 068. Settlement offers. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 069C. Redemption of real property after sale. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 074. Withdrawal of counsel. Amend. Permits an attorney making a limited appearance to withdraw by announcing the withdrawal in court, if permitted by the judge. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
URCP 075. Limited Appearance. Amend. Permits an attorney making a limited appearance to announce the appearance in court, if permitted by the judge.
URCP 101. Motion practice before court commissioners. Amend. Modifies deadlines of 30 days or less to a uniform 7/14/21/28 days.
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The Supreme Court has approved these extensive changes to the civil disclosure and discovery rules. Because several of the rules are difficult to read with traditional redline interlineation, the rules are also shown here as amended. The amendments are effective for all cases filed on or after November 1, 2011.
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Redline As Amended
URCP 001. General provisions. URCP 001. General provisions.
URCP 008. General rules of pleadings. URCP 008. General rules of pleadings.
URCP 009. Pleading special matters. URCP 009. Pleading special matters.
URCP 016. Pretrial conferences. URCP 016. Pretrial conferences.
URCP 026. General provisions governing disclosure and discovery. URCP 026. General provisions governing disclosure and discovery.
URCP 026.01. Disclosure in domestic relations actions. URCP 026.01. Disclosure in domestic relations actions.
URCP 029. Stipulations regarding disclosure and discovery procedure. URCP 029. Stipulations regarding disclosure and discovery procedure.
URCP 030. Depositions upon oral questions. URCP 030. Depositions upon oral questions.
URCP 031. Depositions upon written questions. URCP 031. Depositions upon written questions.
URCP 033. Interrogatories to parties. URCP 033. Interrogatories to parties.
URCP 034. Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes. URCP 034. Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes.
URCP 035. Physical and mental examination of persons. URCP 035. Physical and mental examination of persons.
URCP 036. Request for admission. URCP 036. Request for admission.
URCP 037. Discovery and disclosure motions; Sanctions. URCP 037. Discovery and disclosure motions; Sanctions.
URCP 054. Judgments; costs. URCP 054. Judgments; costs.
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