Rule 37
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Rule 37 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs sanctions and remedies for failures to make disclosures or cooperate in discovery during civil litigation.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rule 37(c) | 0 |
| Rule 37(d) | 0 |
| Rule 37(e) | 0 |
| Rule 37(a) | 0 |
| Rule 37(b) | 0 |
| Rule 37(f) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
discovery sanction rule
ⓘ
provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil litigation ⓘ |
| authorizes |
adverse inference instructions in certain circumstances
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award of expenses on motion to compel ⓘ contempt sanctions ⓘ default judgment in extreme cases ⓘ dismissal of actions in extreme cases ⓘ evidence preclusion sanctions ⓘ exclusion of evidence ⓘ issue-related sanctions ⓘ measures to cure prejudice from loss of ESI ⓘ monetary sanctions ⓘ motion to compel ⓘ other appropriate sanctions ⓘ payment of reasonable expenses ⓘ sanctions for failure to obey discovery order ⓘ sanctions without prior court order ⓘ |
| governs |
remedies for failures to cooperate in discovery
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remedies for failures to make disclosures ⓘ sanctions for discovery violations ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Rule 37(a)
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Rule 37(b) ⓘ Rule 37(c) ⓘ Rule 37(d) ⓘ Rule 37(e) ⓘ Rule 37(f) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil procedure
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electronically stored information sanctions ⓘ pretrial discovery ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States law ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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surface form:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
|
| requires |
consideration of substantial justification for noncompliance
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consideration of whether sanctions are just ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
failure to comply with a court order
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failure to disclose or supplement ⓘ failure to participate in framing a discovery plan ⓘ failure to preserve electronically stored information ⓘ failure to respond to a request for inspection ⓘ failure to serve answers to interrogatories ⓘ motion to compel disclosure or discovery ⓘ party’s failure to attend its own deposition ⓘ |
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