(a) There shall be one form of action to be known as a “civil action.”
(b) To initiate a civil action, including an action authorized by law to be initiated by writ or petition, the plaintiff files with the court: (i) the Complaint; (ii) an Appearance (indicating the plaintiff’s representative by name, address, email address, telephone number, and New Hampshire Bar Association identification number); and (iii) either the filing fee or a motion to waive the filing fee. See Rule 201. For purposes of complying with the statute of limitations or analogous time limit, an action shall be deemed commenced on the date the Complaint is filed.
(c) Upon receipt of the Complaint and, if the filing fee is not waived, the filing fee, the court will process the action and provide pl