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Rhode Island Court Rules › District Court › District Court Civil Rules › Dist.R.Civ.P. 2

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There shall be one (1) form of action to be known as

“civil action.”

II. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS,

PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND ORDERS

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Rule 2. One Form of Action · Dist.R.Civ.P. 2 | Frix