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   * Title I – Scope of Rules; Form of Action (Rules 1 and 2)
     * Rule 1 – Scope and Purpose
     * Rule 2 – One Form of Action
   * Title II – Commencing an Action; Service of Process; Pleadings, Motions,
     and Orders (Rules 3-6)
     * Rule 3 – Commencing an Action
     * Rule 4 – Summons
     * Rule 4.1 – Serving Other Process
     * Rule 5 – Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
     * Rule 5.1 – Constitutional Challenge to a Statute
     * Rule 5.2 – Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court
     * Rule 6 – Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
   * Title III – Pleadings and Motions (Rules 7-16)
     * Rule 10 – Form of Pleadings
     * Rule 11 – Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations
       to the Court; Sanctions
     * Rule 12 – Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for
       Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses;
       Pretrial Hearing
     * Rule 13 – Counterclaim and Crossclaim
     * Rule 14 – Third-Party Practice
     * Rule 15 – Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
     * Rule 16 – Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
     * Rule 7 – Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
     * Rule 7.1 – Disclosure Statement
     * Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading
     * Rule 9 – Pleading Special Matters
   * Title IV – Parties (Rules 17-25)
     * Rule 17 – Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
     * Rule 18 – Joinder of Claims
     * Rule 19 – Required Joinder of Parties
     * Rule 20 – Permissive Joinder of Parties
     * Rule 21 – Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
     * Rule 22 – Interpleader
     * Rule 23 – Class Actions
     * Rule 23.1 – Derivative Actions
     * Rule 23.2 – Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
     * Rule 24 – Intervention
     * Rule 25 – Substitution of Parties
   * Title IX – Special Proceedings (Rules 71-73)
     * Rule 71.1 – Condemning Real or Personal Property
     * Rule 72 – Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order
     * Rule 73 – Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent; Appeal
   * Title V – Disclosures and Discovery (Rules 26-37)
     * Rule 26 – Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
     * Rule 27 – Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony
     * Rule 28 – Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
     * Rule 29 – Stipulations About Discovery Procedure
     * Rule 30 – Depositions by Oral Examination
     * Rule 31 – Depositions by Written Questions
     * Rule 32 – Using Depositions in Court Proceedings
     * Rule 33 – Interrogatories to Parties
     * Rule 34 – Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and
       Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
     * Rule 35 – Physical and Mental Examinations
     * Rule 36 – Requests for Admission
     * Rule 37 – Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery;
       Sanctions
   * Title VI – Trials (Rules 38-53)
     * Rule 38 – Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
     * Rule 39 – Trial by Jury or by the Court
     * Rule 40 – Scheduling Cases for Trial
     * Rule 41 – Dismissal of Actions
     * Rule 42 – Consolidation; Separate Trials
     * Rule 43 – Taking Testimony
     * Rule 44 – Proving an Official Record
     * Rule 44.1 – Determining Foreign Law
     * Rule 45 – Subpoena
     * Rule 46 – Objecting to a Ruling or Order
     * Rule 47 – Selecting Jurors
     * Rule 48 – Number of Jurors; Verdict; Polling
     * Rule 49 – Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions
     * Rule 50 – Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for
       a New Trial; Conditional Ruling
     * Rule 51 – Instructions to the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of
       Error
     * Rule 52 – Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial
       Findings
     * Rule 53 – Masters
   * Title VII – Judgment (Rules 54-63)
     * Rule 54 – Judgment; Costs
     * Rule 55 – Default; Default Judgment
     * Rule 56 – Summary Judgment
     * Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgment
     * Rule 58 – Entering Judgment
     * Rule 59 – New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment
     * Rule 60 – Relief from a Judgment or Order
     * Rule 61 – Harmless Error
     * Rule 62 – Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
     * Rule 62.1 – Indicative Ruling on a Motion for Relief That is Barred by a
       Pending Appeal
     * Rule 63 – Judge’s Inability to Proceed
   * Title VIII – Provisional and Final Remedies (Rules 64-71)
     * Rule 64 – Seizing a Person or Property
     * Rule 65 – Injunctions and Restraining Orders
     * Rule 65.1 – Proceedings Against a Surety
     * Rule 66 – Receivers
     * Rule 67 – Deposit into Court
     * Rule 68 – Offer of Judgment
     * Rule 69 – Execution
     * Rule 70 – Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act
     * Rule 71 – Enforcing Relief For or Against a Nonparty
   * Title X – District Courts and Clerks: Conducting Business; Issuing Orders
     (Rules 77-80)
     * Rule 77 – Conducting Business; Clerk’s Authority; Notice of an Order or
       Judgment
     * Rule 78 – Hearing Motions; Submission on Briefs
     * Rule 79 – Records Kept by the Clerk
     * Rule 80 – Stenographic Transcript as Evidence
   * Title XI – General Provisions (Rules 81-87)
     * Rule 81 – Applicability of the Rules in General; Removed Actions
     * Rule 82 – Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
     * Rule 83 – Rules by District Courts; Judge’s Directives
     * Rule 84 – Forms [Abrogated]
     * Rule 85 – Title
     * Rule 86 – Effective Dates
     * Rule 87 – Civil Rules Emergency
   * Title XII – Appendix of Forms [Abrogated]
   * Title XIII – Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset
     Forfeiture Actions (Rules A-G)
     * Rule A – Scope of Rules
     * Rule B – In Personam Actions: Attachment and Garnishment
     * Rule C – In Rem Actions: Special Provisions
     * Rule D – Possessory, Petitory, and Partition Actions
     * Rule E – Actions in Rem and Quasi in Rem: General Provisions
     * Rule F – Limitation of Liability
     * Rule G – Forfeiture Actions in Rem

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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) govern court procedure for civil
cases (rather than criminal cases, which are governed by the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure) in United States Federal District Courts. While the rules
apply to practice in all US District Courts, many courts also issue their own
rules that relate to specific procedural requirements when practicing before
those courts.

Prior to 1938, federal courts had separate rules for civil cases in suits in
equity and suits at law. (For an explanation of the difference between equity
and law, this article may be of help). In 1938, the Supreme Court issued the
current modern rules of civil procedure, abolishing separate rules for equity.
The rules have continued to be amended over time, with the latest rewrite, to
improve style and consistency, in 2007.

This online edition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is designed for ease
of use and works well both on the desktop browser and on mobile devices. Rules
are cross-linked for easy access and the notes on each rule’s history include
links to cited cases and statutes. This site is updated annually as the rules
are modified and amended, so you can be sure you’re always up to date. This site
has been updated with all amendments to the rules for 2024.

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