Over the years, the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) has helped law governing bodies in administering and regulating court procedures for civil litigation in federal courts.
The drafters of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure promised four
The District Court noted that [section] 1782 'plainly says that discovery is to be produced pursuant to the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure unless otherwise limited' by court order.
The Supreme Court has strictly applied "trans-substantive" (13) regulatory regimes such as the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and jurisdictional statutes to patent law.
Recent changes to the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will have an impact on in-house counsel in two key ways, according to Anna Rotman, who recently joined the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group.
The drafters of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure largely rejected the rigid and technical pleading requirements of English common law that could cause a party to lose his or her case on technical grounds opting, instead, for the expansive and flexible aspects of equity.
For the students here, perhaps learning the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may not be very high on your priority list, but you will find out--as I found out--that command of procedure is essential to a litigator's prowess.
(12) The Rules of Practice and Procedure, together with the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, perform a balancing act between the right of a Party to obtain discovery using any approved method, (13) and the requirement that discovery be obtained efficiently.
(29) Both times, the Court said, although there may be sound reasons to elevate pleading standards, the proper way to go about doing it is to revise the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (30)
However, under Rule 26(b)(3) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (see sidebar), the mental impressions, conclusions or opinions of attorneys or representatives of a party is protected from disclosure.
The legislation, also called LARA, would strengthen Rule 11 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The rule limits businesses' ability to hire and expand, committee chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) said in a statement.
We consider whether the certification of the plaintiff class was consistent with
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and (b)(2).