Category: URCP065C

Rules of Professional Conduct – Effective February 5, 2021, and Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective May 1, 2021

RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

RPC05.07. Responsibilities Regarding Law-Related Services. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. Brings the rule in line with recent advertising rule amendments by amending Comment [10]. Effective February 5, 2021. 

Supreme Court Order for RPC 5.7

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

URCP065C. Post-conviction relief. AMEND. Addresses service of post-conviction petitions and the underlying court record. Effective May 1, 2021. 

Supreme Court Order for URCP 65C

 

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Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective May 1, 2017

URCP007. Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders. Amend. Returns pre-2015 paragraph (b)(2) language addressing limits on orders to show cause to new paragraph (q).
 
URCP035. Physical and mental examination of persons. Amend. The 2017 amendments to Rule 35 clarify when there is overlap between a Rule 26(a)(4) expert report and when there is not. They also provide the shorter of a 60-day time frame or 7 days prior to the close of fact discovery in which the party requesting the Rule 35 examination must disclose the report to the person being examined.
 
URCP045. Subpoena. Amend. In conformity with Rule 84’s repeal, makes a technical amendment to paragraph (a)(1)(E). Also makes a technical amendment to paragraph (i) in anticipation of the prisoner mailbox rule’s adoption.
 
URCP065C. Post-conviction relief. Amend. Expressly makes all records in the criminal case under review, including the records in an appeal of that conviction, part of the trial court record in the petition for post-conviction relief.
URCP084. Forms. Repeal. Since the task of creating and updating court forms resides with the newly formed Judicial Council Standing Committee on Forms under UCJA Rules 1-205 and 3-117, the Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure will no longer create forms.
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Rules of Civil Procedure

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.
Supreme Court Order.

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Rules of Civil Procedure

URCP 009. Pleading special matters. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 026. Advisory Committee Note. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 057. Declaratory judgments. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 064. Writs in general. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 064A. Prejudgment writs in general. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 064D. Writ of garnishment. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 064E. Writ of execution. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 065C. Post-conviction relief. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 067. Deposit in court. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.
URCP 100. Coordination of cases pending in district court and juvenile court. Amend. Correct references to former Utah Code Title 78.

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