The main thrust of Rule 57 is that actions for declaratory judgment are to be brought in accordance with the Rules. The Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act was enacted into law in Missouri on June 22, 1935,1 thus becoming the sixth Uniform.Federal jurisdiction to render a declaratory judgment depends on the existence of a controversy in the constitutional sense. Declaratory judgments are often requested when the desired remedy for a case is more than simply money. Rule 57: Declaratory Judgment. The procedure for obtaining a declaratory judgment pursuant to General Laws c. This document contains the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to- gether with forms, as amended to December 1, 2014. Massachusetts courts would not give preclusive effect as to claims not actually litigated in a previous declaratory judgment action.2. Trust ("trustees") commenced a declaratory judgment action against. Soft10 seeks declaratory judgment as to breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets and intellectual property.