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SJC invites comments on proposed amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure making technical changes and clarifying various rules, in part to ensure consistency with the Maine Rules of Electronic Court Systems. Comments due by September 1, 2023
Date: 8/1/2023
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on proposed amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure that would make technical changes and clarifications to various rules, in part to ensure the rules' consistency with the Maine Rules of Electronic Court Systems.
The proposed amendments and a table summarizing the proposed amendments are available at the links below.
Any comments must be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023. Comments may be in writing, mailed to the address below, or in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerk's Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.
All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments, and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Court's website.
Dated: August 1, 2023
Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146