civil procedure

(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(a) Required Disclosures.

(1) Initial Disclosure.

(A) In General. Except as exempted by Rule 26(a)(1)(B) or as otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a...

(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(a) When a Deposition May Be Taken.

(1) Without Leave. A party may, by oral questions, depose any person, including a party, without leave of court except as provided in Rule 30(a)(2). The...

(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(a) Contents; Amendments.

(1) Contents. A summons must:

(A) name the court and the parties;

(B...

(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(a) Computing Time. The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time.

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(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(a) Who Must File; Contents.

(1) Nongovernmental Corporations. A nongovernmental corporate party or a nongovernmental corporation that seeks to intervene must file a statement that:

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(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(a) Nondispositive Matters. When a pretrial matter not dispositive of a party's claim or defense is referred to a magistrate judge to hear and decide, the magistrate judge must promptly conduct the required proceedings and, when...

(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(1) These Supplemental Rules apply to:

(A) the procedure in admiralty and maritime claims within the meaning of Rule 9(h) with respect to the following remedies:

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(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure)

(1) Scope. This rule governs a forfeiture action in rem arising from a federal statute. To the extent that this rule does not address an issue, Supplemental Rules C and E and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure also apply....

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The Rules Enabling Act of 1934 is the legislative act that granted the Supreme Court of the United States the power to establish rules for federal courts.

Congress passed the Rules Enabling Act in 1934, giving the Supreme...

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In 1910, Congress passed the Three-Judge Court Act requiring that a panel of three judges collectively hear and determine certain allegations of unconstitutional government action. See Brief for Petitioners, Stephen M. Shapiro et al. at 3. The Act also...

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