(1) By Plaintiff By Stipulation. Subject to the provisions of these rules and of any statute of this Commonwealth, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.
Rule 63: Disability of a judge (effective until April 1, 2024).Rule 62: Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment.Rule 59: New trials: Amendment of judgments.Rule 55.1: Special requirements for defaults and default judgments for certain consumer debts.Rule 51: Argument: Instructions to jury.Rule 50: Motion for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.Rule 49: Special verdicts and interrogatories.Rule 48: Number of jurors - Majority verdict.Rule 44.1: Determination of foreign law.Rule 42: Consolidation: Separate trials.Rule 40: Assignment of cases for trial: Continuances.Rule 37: Failure to make discovery: Sanctions.Rule 35: Physical and mental examination of persons.Rule 34: Producing documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things, or entering onto land, for inspection and other purposes.Rule 32: Use of depositions in court proceedings.Rule 31: Depositions of witnesses upon written questions.Rule 30: Depositions upon oral examination.Rule 29: Stipulations regarding discovery procedure.Rule 28: Persons before whom depositions may be taken.Rule 27: Depositions before action or pending appeal.Rule 26: General provisions governing discovery.Rule 23.2: Actions relating to unincorporated associations.Rule 23.1: Derivative actions by shareholders.Rule 21: Misjoinder and non-joinder of parties.
Rule 19: Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication.
Rule 18: Joinder of claims and remedies.Rule 17: Parties plaintiff and defendant: Capacity.Rule 16: Pre-trial procedure: Formulating issues.Rule 15: Amended and supplemental pleadings.Rule 8.1: Special requirements for certain consumer debts.Rule 7: Pleadings allowed: Form of motions.Rule 5: Service and filing of pleadings and other papers.Rule 4.3: Arrest: Supplementary process: Ne exeat.Commencement of action service of process, pleadings, motions and orders For the law library, Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure