Rule 56 - Courts and clerks(a) District Court Always Open; Clerk's Office. Subject to law, the District Court shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing any proper paper, of issuing and returning process and of making motions and orders. The clerk's office for each division with the clerk or deputy or an assistant in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Sundays, and legal holidays. (b) Transmission of Papers. If a defendant appeals pursuant to Rule 37, the clerk shall certify and transmit all the papers in the case to the Superior Court for the appropriate county. R.I. Dist. R. Crim. P. 56