2012 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Appendix (rules 1 - 1103)
FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (rules 1 - G)

• Table Of Contents
• RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS1
• TITLE I. SCOPE OF RULES; FORM OF ACTION (rules 1 - 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-Notice, Certification, and Intervention
  • 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 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
  • 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
• 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 V. DISCLOSURES AND DISCOVERY (rules 26 - 37)
  • Table Of Contents
  • 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 IX. SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (rules 71.1 - 76)
  • Rule 71.1 - Condemning Real or Personal Property
  • Rule 71A - Renumbered Rule 71.1
  • Rule 72 - Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order
  • Rule 73 - Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent; Appeal
  • Rule 74 - [Abrogated (Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997).
  • Rule 75 - [Abrogated (Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997).
  • Rule 76 - [Abrogated (Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997).
• 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 - 86)
  • 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
  • Rule 85 - Title
  • Rule 86 - Effective Dates
• APPENDIX OF FORMS (forms 1 - 82)
  • Table Of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Form 1
  • Form 2
  • Form 3
  • Form 4
  • Form 5
  • Form 6
  • Form 7
  • Form 8
  • Form 9
  • Form 10
  • Form 11
  • Form 12
  • Form 13
  • Form 14
  • Form 15
  • Form 16
  • Form 17
  • Form 18
  • Form 19
  • Form 20
  • Form 21
  • Form 30
  • Form 31
  • Form 40
  • Form 41
  • Form 42
  • Form 50
  • Form 51
  • Form 52
  • Form 60
  • Form 61
  • Form 70
  • Form 71
  • Form 80
  • Form 81
  • Form 82
• SUPPLEMENTAL RULES FOR ADMIRALTY OR MARITIME CLAIMS AND ASSET FORFEITURE ACTIONS1 (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