2012 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Appendix (rules 1 - 1103)
FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE (rules 1 - 6)
TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS (rules 25 - 48)
Rule 42 - Voluntary Dismissal
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE TITLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 42 - Voluntary Dismissal |
Contains | rule 42 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | As amended Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998. |
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(b)
(As amended Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998.)
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1967Subdivision (a). This subdivision is derived from FRCP 73(a) without change of substance.
Subdivision (b). The first sentence is a common provision in present circuit rules. The second sentence is added. Compare Supreme Court Rule 60.
Committee Notes on Rules—1998 AmendmentThe language of the rule is amended to make the rule more easily understood. In addition to changes made to improve the understanding, the Advisory Committee has changed language to make style and terminology consistent throughout the appellate rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only.
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