Rule 2. One Form of Action

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District of Columbia Court Rules › Civil Division › Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure › Super. Ct. Civ. R. 2

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There is one form of action—the civil action.

COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS

Stylistic changes were made to this rule to conform with the 2007 amendments to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 2.

COMMENT

Identical to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 2. For ease of identification, the Clerk of

the Court will place before the case number of every case filed in the Civil Division

appropriate prefixes as follows: "SC" for Small Claims and Conciliation Branch cases,

"LT" for Landlord and Tenant Branch cases, "F" for Fiduciary cases, and "CA" for all

other civil actions.

TITLE II. COMMENCING AN ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS,

MOTIONS, AND ORDERS

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