United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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The United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are a comprehensive set of rules governing civil litigation in U.S. federal courts, shaping how lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved.
Aliases (16)
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ×77
- federal rules of civil procedure ×2
- Fed. R. Civ. P. ×1
- Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 ×1
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure of 1938 ×1
- Federal Rules of Procedure ×1
- Rule 26 ×1
- Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ×1
- Rule 68 ×1
- Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ×1
- Title 28 of the United States Code Appendix (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure) ×1
- Title 28 procedural rules (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure) ×1
- United States civil procedure ×1
- United States federal civil procedure ×1
- United States federal rules of civil procedure ×1
- federal rules of procedure ×1
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
body of procedural law
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court rule → |
| 2007RevisionType |
restyling for clarity
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| appliesToCaseType |
diversity jurisdiction cases in federal court
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federal question cases in federal court → supplemental jurisdiction cases in federal court → |
| appliesToCourtSystem |
United States courts of appeals (in certain respects)
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United States district courts → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal courts
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| citationAbbreviation |
Fed. R. Civ. P.
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| codifiedIn |
Title 28 of the United States Code (appendix)
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| containsPart |
Rule 1
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Rule 11 → Rule 12 → Rule 15 → Rule 16 → Rule 2 → Rule 23 → Rule 26 → Rule 3 → Rule 30 → Rule 37 → Rule 4 → Rule 41 → Rule 56 → Rule 65 → Rule 68 → Rule 72 → Rule 8 → Rule 81 → Rule 82 → |
| country |
United States of America
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| doesNotGovern |
criminal proceedings
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state court proceedings → |
| effectiveDate |
1938-09-16
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| enablingStatute |
Rules Enabling Act
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| enablingStatuteCitation |
28 U.S.C. § 2072
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| governs |
civil litigation in federal courts
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procedure in civil actions → procedure in civil proceedings → |
| governsTopic |
appeal-related procedures in district courts
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class actions → commencement of actions → discovery → injunctions → joinder of parties → magistrate judge practice → motions → pleadings → post-trial motions → pretrial conferences → provisional remedies → service of process → summary judgment → trial procedure → |
| hasAmendments |
multiple times since 1938
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| hasPurpose |
to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding
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| influenced |
state rules of civil procedure
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| influencedBy |
Federal Equity Rules of 1912
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| language |
English
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| legalSystem |
common law
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| majorRevisionYear |
1966
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1993 → 2007 → |
| organizedAs |
numbered rules
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| promulgatedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| purposeStatedIn |
Rule 1
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| relatedTo |
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure → Federal Rules of Evidence → |
| replaced |
conformity to state procedure in law actions
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federal equity rules → |
| subjectTo |
congressional review
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