Utah procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a Utah complaint: 21 days in state, 30 days out of stateUtah Rule 12(a) gives 21 days to file and serve an answer if you were served inside Utah and 30 days if you were served outside it — and a motion aimed at some claims does not delay the rest.
• Utah initial disclosures: 14 days for a plaintiff, 42 for a defendantUtah Rule 26(a)(2) gives a plaintiff 14 days after the first answer to serve initial disclosures and a defendant 42 days after filing its own answer — with no meet-and-confer trigger.
• Utah's statement of discovery issues: four pages, seven days, and one attachmentUtah does not use a conventional motion to compel — Rule 37 requires a four-page statement of discovery issues in a prescribed order, with a seven-day objection window.

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