Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Federal Rules

This week the Supreme Court adopted the latest round of amendments to the Federal Rules. Unless Congress intervenes, the new rules will take effect on December 1, 2013. The Civil Rules amendments involve FRCPs 37 & 45.

Links to the Supreme Court orders adopting the rules are below:

• Rules of Appellate Procedure
• Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rules of Civil Procedure
• Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Rules of Evidence

More details about the amendments can be found in the September 2012 Report of the Judicial Conference.

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