Scope of Rules; Modification; Service on Parties; Applicability to Self-Represented Litigants

Rule 1.01 Scope These rules shall apply in all trial courts of the state. These rules may be cited as Minn. Gen. R. Prac. ___. Rule 1.02 Modification A judge may modify the application of these rules in any case to prevent manifest injustice. Rule 1.03 Service on Parties When a document is to be served on a party under these rules, service shall be made on the party's lawyer if represented, otherwise on the self-represented litigant directly. Rule 1.04 Responsibility of Self-Represented Litigants Whenever these rules require that an act be done by a lawyer, the same duty is required of a self-represented litigant. Cross Reference: Minn. R. Civ. P. 5.02 , 83 . (Amended effective July 1, 2015.)