Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the provision that governs how a summons and complaint must be served in federal civil cases, including who may serve process and the requirements for proper service.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17261867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Context triple: [Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, relatedTo, Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]
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A.
Rule 4(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 4(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs the methods and circumstances under which service of process may be effected on individuals in foreign countries in U.S. federal civil litigation.
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Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the provision that sets the time limit and consequences for serving a summons and complaint on a defendant in federal civil cases.
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Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is a key enforcement provision that authorizes sanctions and other remedies when parties fail to comply with discovery obligations or court orders in civil litigation.
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D.
Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the rule that governs how and when parties may raise defenses and objections to a civil complaint, including motions to dismiss for various procedural and substantive defects.
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E.
Rule 9 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 9 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the provision that sets out special pleading requirements in U.S. federal civil cases, including heightened specificity for matters such as fraud, mistake, and special damages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Target entity description: Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the provision that governs how a summons and complaint must be served in federal civil cases, including who may serve process and the requirements for proper service.
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A.
Rule 4(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 4(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs the methods and circumstances under which service of process may be effected on individuals in foreign countries in U.S. federal civil litigation.
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B.
Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the provision that sets the time limit and consequences for serving a summons and complaint on a defendant in federal civil cases.
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C.
Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is a key enforcement provision that authorizes sanctions and other remedies when parties fail to comply with discovery obligations or court orders in civil litigation.
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D.
Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the rule that governs how and when parties may raise defenses and objections to a civil complaint, including motions to dismiss for various procedural and substantive defects.
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E.
Rule 9 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 9 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is the provision that sets out special pleading requirements in U.S. federal civil cases, including heightened specificity for matters such as fraud, mistake, and special damages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Rule 4(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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