United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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body of procedural law court rule

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.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	237
federal rules of civil procedure	8
federal rules of procedure	3
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23	2
Fed. R. Civ. P.	1
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15	1
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 applies in federal court and allows a class action even when a state law would bar the class action	1
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 83	1
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as applied in federal courts	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
Title II of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure	1
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure canonical	1
United States civil procedure	1
United States federal civil procedure	1
United States federal rules of civil procedure	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T126679 — 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: United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Context triple: [Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure, influencedBy, United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]

A. Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
The Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure are the procedural framework governing how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Puerto Rico’s courts.
B. rules of evidence for the federal courts
The rules of evidence for the federal courts are a comprehensive set of legal standards that govern what information may be presented and considered in United States federal court proceedings.
C. Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
D. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
E. United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
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: United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Target entity description: 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.

A. Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
The Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure are the procedural framework governing how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Puerto Rico’s courts.
B. rules of evidence for the federal courts
The rules of evidence for the federal courts are a comprehensive set of legal standards that govern what information may be presented and considered in United States federal court proceedings.
C. Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
D. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
E. United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of procedural law ⓘ court rule ⓘ
2007RevisionType	restyling for clarity ⓘ
appliesToCaseType	diversity jurisdiction cases in federal court ⓘ federal question cases in federal court ⓘ supplemental jurisdiction cases in federal court ⓘ
appliesToCourtSystem	United States courts of appeals ⓘ surface form: United States courts of appeals (in certain respects) United States district courts ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal courts
citationAbbreviation	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fed. R. Civ. P.
codifiedIn	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ surface form: Title 28 of the United States Code (appendix)
containsPart	Rule 1 ⓘ Rule 11 ⓘ Rule 12 ⓘ Rule 15 ⓘ Rule 16 ⓘ Rule 2 ⓘ Rule 23 ⓘ United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rule 26 Rule 3 ⓘ Rule 30 ⓘ Rule 37 ⓘ Rule 4 ⓘ Rule 41 ⓘ Rule 56 ⓘ Rule 65 ⓘ United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rule 68 Rule 72 ⓘ Rule 8 ⓘ Rule 81 ⓘ Rule 82 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
doesNotGovern	criminal proceedings ⓘ state court proceedings ⓘ
effectiveDate	1938-09-16 ⓘ
enablingStatute	Rules Enabling Act ⓘ
enablingStatuteCitation	28 U.S.C. § 2072 ⓘ
governs	civil litigation in federal courts ⓘ procedure in civil actions ⓘ procedure in civil proceedings ⓘ
governsTopic	appeal-related procedures in district courts ⓘ 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 ⓘ
hasPurpose	to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding ⓘ
influenced	state rules of civil procedure ⓘ
influencedBy	Federal Equity Rules of 1912 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
majorRevisionYear	1966 ⓘ 1993 ⓘ 2007 ⓘ
organizedAs	numbered rules ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
purposeStatedIn	Rule 1 ⓘ
relatedTo	Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure for appeals from district courts ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Evidence
replaced	conformity to state procedure in law actions ⓘ federal equity rules ⓘ
subjectTo	congressional review ⓘ

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Referenced by (268)

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United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas → uses → United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ

this entity surface form: federal rules of civil procedure

Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of Texas → legalAuthority → United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ