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Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 28 - APPENDIX
RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE TITLE 28 - APPENDIX RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS |
| Contains | rules 1 to F |
| Date | 2002 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 2003 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
- I. SCOPE OF RULES-ONE FORM OF ACTION
- Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose of Rules
- Rule 2 - One Form of Action
- Rule 3 - Commencement of Action
- Rule 4 - Summons
- Rule 4.1 - Service of Other Process
- Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
- Rule 6 - Time
- Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
- Rule 7.1 - Disclosure Statement
- Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
- Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
- Rule 10 - Form of Pleadings
- Rule 11 - Signing of Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to Court; Sanctions
- Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections-When and How Presented-By Pleading or Motion-Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
- Rule 13 - Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
- Rule 14 - Third-Party Practice
- Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
- 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
- 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 - Depositions 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 Examinations of Persons
- Rule 36 - Requests for Admission
- Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosure or Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
- 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
- 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
- Rule 64 - Seizure of Person or Property
- Rule 65 - Injunctions
- Rule 65.1 - Security: Proceedings Against Sureties
- Rule 66 - Receivers Appointed by Federal Courts
- Rule 67 - Deposit in Court
- Rule 68 - Offer of Judgment
- Rule 69 - Execution
- Rule 70 - Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
- Rule 71 - Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
- Rule 71A - Condemnation of Property
- Rule 72 - Magistrate Judges; Pretrial Orders
- Rule 73 - Magistrate Judges; Trial by Consent and Appeal
- Rule 74 - Method of Appeal From Magistrate Judge to District Judge Under Title 28, U.S.C. §636(c)(4) and Rule 73(d)
- Rule 75 - Proceedings on Appeal From Magistrate Judge to District Judge Under Rule 73(d)
- Rule 76 - Judgment of the District Judge on the Appeal Under Rule 73(d) and Costs
- Rule 77 - District Courts and Clerks
- Rule 78 - Motion Day
- Rule 79 - Books and Records Kept by the Clerk and Entries Therein
- Rule 80 - Stenographer; Stenographic Report or Transcript as Evidence
- Rule 81 - Applicability in General
- Rule 82 - Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
- Rule 83 - Rules by District Courts; Judge's Directives
- Rule 84 - Forms
- Rule 85 - Title
- Rule 86 - Effective Date
- Form 1 - Summons
- Form 1A - Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons
- Form 1B - Waiver of Service of Summons
- Form 2 - Allegation of Jurisdiction
- Form 3 - Complaint on a Promissory Note
- Form 4 - Complaint on an Account
- Form 5 - Complaint for Goods Sold and Delivered
- Form 6 - Complaint for Money Lent
- Form 7 - Complaint for Money Paid by Mistake
- Form 8 - Complaint for Money Had and Received
- Form 9 - Complaint for Negligence
- Form 10 - Complaint for Negligence Where Plaintiff Is Unable To Determine Definitely Whether the Person Responsible Is C. D. or E. F. or Whether Both Are Responsible and Where His Evidence May Justify a Finding of Wilfulness or of Recklessness or of Negligence
- Form 11 - Complaint for Conversion
- Form 12 - Complaint for Specific Performance of Contract To Convey Land
- Form 13 - Complaint on Claim for Debt and To Set Aside Fraudulent Conveyance Under Rule 18(b)
- Form 14 - Complaint for Negligence Under Federal Employer's Liability Act
- Form 15 - Complaint for Damages Under Merchant Marine Act
- Form 16 - Complaint for Infringement of Patent
- Form 17 - Complaint for Infringement of Copyright and Unfair Competition
- Form 18 - Complaint for Interpleader and Declaratory Relief
- Form 18-A - Abrogated Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993
- Form 19 - Motion To Dismiss, Presenting Defenses of Failure To State a Claim, of Lack of Service of Process, of Improper Venue, and of Lack of Jurisdiction Under Rule 12(b)
- Form 20 - Answer Presenting Defenses Under Rule 12(b)
- Form 21 - Answer to Complaint Set Forth in Form 8, With Counterclaim for Interpleader
- Form 22 - Eliminated Jan. 21, 1963, eff. July 1, 1963
- Form 22-A - Summons and Complaint Against Third-Party Defendant
- Form 22-B - Motion To Bring in Third-Party Defendant
- Form 23 - Motion To Intervene as a Defendant Under Rule 24
- Form 24 - Request for Production of Documents, etc., Under Rule 34
- Form 25 - Request for Admission Under Rule 36
- Form 26 - Allegation of Reason for Omitting Party
- Form 27 - Abrogated Dec. 4, 1967, eff. July 1, 1968
- Form 28 - Notice: Condemnation
- Form 29 - Complaint: Condemnation
- Form 30 - Suggestion of Death Upon the Record Under Rule 25(a)(1)
- Form 31 - Judgment on Jury Verdict
- Form 32 - Judgment on Decision by the Court
- Form 33 - Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge to Exercise Jurisdiction
- Form 34 - Consent to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge
- Form 34A - Order of Reference
- Form 35 - Report of Parties’ Planning Meeting
- 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
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