Superior Court Enacts Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules

April 12, 2022

On April 11 the D.C. Superior Court Board of Judges issued Rule Promulgation Order 22-06 approving amendments to Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 8, 40-III, 55, and 56. The changes highlight the pleading requirements included in emergency, temporary, and permanent legislation amending D.C. Code § 28-3814 (Debt collection). The enacted revisions take effect immediately and shall govern all proceedings thereafter commenced.