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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal
District Courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of civil procedure for many
states have been closely modeled on these rules of civil procedure. TheFRCP are promulgated by the
United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act, and then approved by the United
States Congress. The Court's modifications to the rules are usually based on recommendations from
the Judicial Conference of the United States, the federal judiciary's internal policy-making body.
Although federal courts are required to apply the substantive law of the states as rules of decision in
cases where state law is in question, the federal courts almost always use the FRCP as their rules of
procedure. States make their own rules that apply in their own courts, but most states have adopted
rules that are based on theFederal Rules of Civil Procedure.
These are the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as of 2006, incorporating the revisions that
took effect December 1, 2006.
IV. PARTIES
Rule 17. Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
Rule 18. Joinder of Claims and Remedies
Rule 19. Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
Rule 20. Permissive Joinder of Parties
Rule 21. Misjoinder and Non-Joinder of Parties
Rule 22. Interpleader
Rule 23. Class Actions
Rule 23.1. Derivative Actions by Shareholders
Rule 23.2. Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
Rule 24. Intervention
Rule 25. Substitution of Parties
V. DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY
Rule 26. General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure
Rule 27. Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
Rule 28. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
Rule 29. Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
Rule 30. Deposition Upon Oral Examination
Rule 31. Depositions Upon Written Questions
Rule 32. Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties
Rule 34. Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other
Purposes
Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
Rule 36. Requests for Admission
Rule 37. Failure to Make or Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
VI. TRIALS
Rule 38. Jury Trial of Right
Rule 39. Trial by Jury or by the Court
Rule 40. Assignment of Cases for Trial
Rule 41. Dismissal of Actions
Rule 42. Consolidation; Separate Trials
Rule 43. Taking of Testimony
Rule 44. Proof of Official Record
Rule 44.1. Determination of Foreign Law
Rule 45. Subpoena
Rule 46. Exceptions Unnecessary
Rule 47. Selection of Jurors
Rule 48. Number of Jurors--Participation in Verdict
Rule 49. Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
Rule 50. Judgment as a Matter of Law in Jury Trials; Alternative Motion for New Trial;
Conditional Rulings
Rule 51. Instructions to Jury; Objection
Rule 52. Findings by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings
Rule 53. Masters
VII. JUDGMENT
Rule 54. Judgments; Costs
Rule 55. Default
Rule 56. Summary Judgment
Rule 57. Declaratory Judgments
Rule 58. Entry of Judgment
Rule 59. New Trials; Amendment of Judgments
Rule 60. Relief from Judgment or Order
Rule 61. Harmless Error
Rule 62. Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
Rule 63. Inability of a Judge to Proceed
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FederalRulesOfCivilProcedure.info is a site where you can find the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as of
2006, incorporating all changes made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedureon December 1, 2006.
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