Commencing an Action: Maine | Practical Law

Commencing an Action: Maine | Practical Law

A Q&A guide to commencing an action in Maine. This Q&A addresses the requirements for drafting and filing initiating papers, serving process, and amending the complaint. Answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions (see Commencing an Action: State Q&A Tool).

Commencing an Action: Maine

Practical Law State Q&A w-001-0692 (Approx. 18 pages)

Commencing an Action: Maine

by Paul McDonald and Daniel J. Murphy, Bernstein Shur, with Practical Law Litigation
Law stated as of 30 Nov 2023 • Maine, United States
A Q&A guide to commencing an action in Maine. This Q&A addresses the requirements for drafting and filing initiating papers, serving process, and amending the complaint. Answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions (see Commencing an Action: State Q&A Tool).
Following the suspension or modification of nonessential judicial functions in 2020 due to COVID-19, Maine courts have resumed most operations, but local courts may impose special rules impacting some litigation (such as remote proceedings). Check the State of Maine Judicial Branch: Maine Courts Response to COVID-19 for the latest developments in this jurisdiction.