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• Update: February 2022

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for choosing to stay current in civil litigation with this third edition of A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Rhode Island . Inside, you will find new material on topics including the following:

  • Motions practice. See chapter 1 for two recent cases that have defined ethical obligations surrounding the attorney-client privilege and compliance with Rule 26.

  • Budgetary constraints; depositions. See chapter 2 for a citation to a case that discusses the "exceptional circumstances" standard and addresses the qualified privilege afforded by Rule 26(b)(4)(B) that precludes discovery of facts known and opinions held by a nontestifying expert.

  • Conducting client interviews; remote interviews. See chapter 4 for insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the interjurisdictional practice of law, and the use of videoconferencing and the displaying of documents remotely in preparation for arbitration. See also chapter 15 for more discussion of videoconferenced depositions and, in particular, the differences between recorded remote depositions and professionally videorecorded depositions.

  • Rule 30(b)(6). See chapter 17 for discussion of the 2020 amendment to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) that imposed a new "meet and confer" requirement, and the practical effect of the new requirements it imposes.

  • Rule 36. See chapter 20 for discussion of the differences between federal and Rhode Island courts with regard to the use of admissions.

  We at MCLE trust that you will find this new edition useful in your litigation and valuable in keeping your law library current.

  Cordially,

  Maryanne G. Jensen, Esq., Director of Publications

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

Introduction to Liens

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Susan M. Walsh, Esq., First American Title

Chapter 2 expand

An Introduction to Mortgages and Foreclosures

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Francis J. Nolan, Esq.,

Chapter 3 expand

The Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Law

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John W. DiNicola, II, Esq., DiNicola Law Group, LLC
Edwin L. Hall, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP

Checklist 3.1

- Section 2 Mechanic’s Lien—Direct Contract with Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.2

- Section 2C Mechanic’s Lien—The Design Professional with a Direct Contract with the Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.3

- Section 2D Mechanic’s Lien—The Design Professional with a Contract with the Section 2C Design Professional Buy Form

Checklist 3.4

- Section 4 Mechanic’s Lien—Direct Contract with Person Who Has Contract with Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.5

- Section 4 Mechanic’s Lien—Remote Contract with Someone Who Does Not Have Contract with Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.6

- Section 1 Mechanic’s Lien—Personal Labor—Wages and Benefits Buy Form

Exhibit 3A

- Notice of Substantial Completion Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Notice of Termination Buy Form

Exhibit 3C

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 2D Buy Form

Exhibit 3D

- Notice of Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 3E

- Blanket “No-Lien” Bond Buy Form

Exhibit 3F

- Target Lien Dissolution Bond Buy Form

Exhibit 3G

- Partial Waiver and Subordination of Lien Buy Form

Exhibit 3H

- Notice of Dissolution of Lien Buy Form

Exhibit 3I

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 2 Buy Form

Exhibit 3J

- Statement of Account Buy Form

Exhibit 3K

- Massachusetts Deed Indexing Standards: Document Formatting Standards Buy Form

Exhibit 3L

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 2C Buy Form

Exhibit 3M

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 4 Buy Form

Chapter 4 expand

Condominium Lien Law—Covenants, Obligations, and Enforcement

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Exhibit 4A

- Notice of Sale Form Required by G.L. c. 254, § 5A Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Fannie Mae Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2014-02 (January 14, 2014) Buy Form

Exhibit 4C

- Tessier v. Salem Five Cent Savings Bank Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Tax Liens and Liens Arising from Death

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Exhibit 5A

- Department of Revenue Directive 03-2 Buy Form

Exhibit 5B

- Application for Certificate Releasing Massachusetts Estate Tax Lien, Form M-4422 Buy Form

Exhibit 5C

- Massachusetts Estate Tax Return, Form M-706 Buy Form

Chapter 6 expand

Municipal and Miscellaneous Liens

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Amanda Zuretti, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey LLP

Exhibit 6A

- Chart Summarizing Revised G.L. c. 61 Buy Form

Chapter 7 expand

Litigation Liens

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Scott J. Clifford, Esq., Lipsey & Clifford, PC

Exhibit 7A

- Complaint Buy Form

Exhibit 7B

- Sample Motion for Ex Parte Attachment Buy Form

Exhibit 7C

- Sample Affidavit for Ex Parte Attachment Buy Form

Exhibit 7D

- Certificate Relating to Insurance Buy Form

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