§551. Writs or precepts sold only to attorneys; indorsement Clerks of judicial courts, judges and registers of the probate courts, judges and clerks of the District Court shall not sell or deliver any blank writs or precepts bearing the seal of said courts and the signature of said judges and registers to any person, except […]
§552. Writs of seizin or execution Writs of seizin or execution and all other processes appropriate to civil actions in which equitable relief is sought may be issued by the court to enforce its decrees.
§553. Action commenced when complaint filed An action is commenced when the summons and complaint are served or when the complaint is filed with the court, whichever occurs first. [PL 1971, c. 544, §43 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 544, §43 (RPR).
§554. New process after loss or destruction When in an action pending, the loss or destruction of a writ, complaint or other process after service is proved by affidavit or otherwise, the court may allow a new one to be filed, corresponding thereto as nearly as may be, with the same effect as the one […]
§555. Copy of writ for defendant on request; neglect Every officer, plaintiff or his attorney, having in his possession a writ on which an attachment has been made, shall make and deliver to the debtor or his attorney, if requested and the legal fee tendered, an attested copy thereof, and if he unreasonably refuses or […]
§556. Special motion to dismiss When a moving party asserts that the civil claims, counterclaims or cross claims against the moving party are based on the moving party’s exercise of the moving party’s right of petition under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Maine, the moving party may bring a special […]
