WY Bar Civil Procedure 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, a defendant must serve an answer to a complaint within how many days after service of the summons?
- 14 days
- 20 days
- 21 days (Correct answer)
- 30 days
Correct answer: 21 days
Wyoming Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a) requires a defendant to serve an answer within 21 days after being served with the summons and complaint.
Question 2: In Wyoming, a civil action must be filed in the district court of the county where:
- The plaintiff resides only
- The defendant resides, or where the cause of action arose, or where the property is located (Correct answer)
- Only where the contract was signed
- Only where the plaintiff's attorney has an office
Correct answer: The defendant resides, or where the cause of action arose, or where the property is located
Wyoming venue rules allow filing where the defendant resides, where the cause of action arose, or where the property in dispute is situated.
Question 3: Under Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, how many days does a party have to respond to interrogatories?
- 14 days
- 21 days
- 30 days (Correct answer)
- 45 days
Correct answer: 30 days
Wyoming Rule 33 requires that interrogatory responses be served within 30 days after the interrogatories are served.
Question 4: Under Wyoming civil procedure, which motion challenges the legal sufficiency of a complaint without addressing the merits?
- Motion for summary judgment
- Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim (Correct answer)
- Motion in limine
- Motion for directed verdict
Correct answer: Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim
A Wyoming Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim tests the legal sufficiency of the pleading without requiring an evidentiary hearing.
Question 5: In Wyoming, which standard applies to a motion for summary judgment?
- The moving party must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt
- There is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law (Correct answer)
- The moving party must show the non-moving party's evidence is incredible
- The court weighs all evidence and decides which party is more credible
Correct answer: There is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law
Under Wyoming Rule 56, summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine dispute of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Question 6: Under Wyoming's discovery rules, a party seeking production of documents must give how many days' notice before a deposition?
- 3 days
- 7 days
- 10 days (Correct answer)
- 14 days
Correct answer: 10 days
Wyoming Rule 30 requires at least 10 days' reasonable notice for oral depositions unless the court orders otherwise.
WY Bar Civil Procedure 1
Under the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, a defendant must serve an answer to a complaint within how many days after service of the summons?