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1312 Court book
(1) If the court has set a date for the trial of a proceeding, the plaintiff
must, not later than 14 days before the trial date, file, and serve on
each other active party to the proceeding, a copy of the following
documents (the court book):
(a) the originating process;
(b) each pleading in the proceeding;
Note Pleading is defined in the dictionary.
(c) any request made for further particulars of a party’s pleading,
and any answer to the request;
(d) any third-party notice;
Note Third-party notice includes a fourth-party notice and the notice
including any other further person and so on successively (see
r 322 (2) (c)).
(e) any notice claiming contribution or indemnity;
(f) any order in the proceeding to include a party;
(g) any affidavit to be used at the trial;
(h) if a statement of particulars is required to be filed under
rule 1304 (Statement of particulars before trial—personal injury
claims) or rule 1305 (Statement of particulars before trial—
compensation to relatives in death claims)—the statement of
particulars.
(2) If the court book is in paper form, the court book must be bound or
stapled together.
Rule 1325
(3) If a document mentioned in subrule (1) has been amended, the
plaintiff must include in the court book only the most recent amended
version of the document.
(4) The following documents must not be included in a court book unless
all the active parties to the proceeding agree:
(a) expert reports, including medical reports;
(b) answers to interrogatories.