M.R. Civ. P. 130

(a) Purpose and Scope. The Business and Consumer Docket Procedural

Rules (referred to herein as the BCD Procedural Rules) are established to

promote the purpose and goals of the Business and Consumer Docket (BCD)

and to facilitate the proceedings of all cases placed on the BCD.

(1) Statewide Docket; Management. The BCD shall be a statewide

docket of selected actions involving business and/or consumer disputes, and

shall be managed by judges or justices from either trial court designated by the

Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court.

(2) Goals. The goals of the BCD are to provide predictable judicial

action in selected cases involving business and/or consumer disputes, avoid

placing unnecessary burdens on the court and the litigants in such cases, keep

litigation costs reasonable, and promote an effective and efficient process for

resolving such disputes.

(3) Eligibility for Transfer. Cases that may be considered for

transfer to the BCD include pending and new jury and nonjury civil actions and

family matters that focus on a business dispute, in which (A) the principal claim

or claims involve matters of significance to the transactions, operations, or

governance of a business entity and/or the rights of a consumer arising out of

transactions or other dealings with a business entity; and (B) the case requires

specialized and differentiated judicial management.

(b) Integration with Other Rules. The BCD Procedural Rules supplement

and modify other Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, including the Family Division

rules, M.R. Civ. P. 100 et seq., and the Maine Rules of Electronic Court Systems.

Unless modified by the BCD Procedural Rules, all other Maine Rules of Civil

Procedure are applicable to cases on the BCD, consistent with the purpose and

goals of the BCD.