South Dakota Codified Laws 46-10-1.2. Orders in actions involving one hundred or more defendants
In the conduct of actions to which § 46-10-3.3 applies, the court may make appropriate orders
(1) Providing for the limitation of service and filing, or substitutes therefor, of pleadings, briefs, orders, motions, demands, appearances, claim forms, discovery materials, and similar documents;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-10-1.2
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
(2) Requiring, for the fair conduct of the action, that notice be given all parties in a reasonable manner of any document served or filed in this action;
(3) Providing for simplified discovery from any party, upon such terms and conditions as the court determines are advisable;
(4) Adopting permissive or mandatory forms for the submission of claims to water rights or rights to use water; provided, however, that a party shall not be precluded from filing an answer or other pleading in addition to said forms;
(5) Determining the course of proceedings and prescribing measures to prevent undue repetition or complication in the presentation of evidence and arguments;
(6) Dealing with similar procedural matters.
The orders may be combined with an order under § 15-6-16 and may be altered or amended from time to time as the court deems advisable.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 82-19.