Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
104 rules · Current through December 1, 2024
Title I · Scope of Rules; Form of Action
Title II · Commencing an Action; Service of Process; Time
- 3 Commencing an Action
- 4 Summons Deadlines
- 4.1 Serving Other Process Deadlines
- 5 Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers Deadlines
- 5.1 Constitutional Challenge to a Statute—Notice, Certification, and Intervention Deadlines
- 5.2 Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court
- 6 Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers Deadlines
Title III · Pleadings and Motions
- 7 Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
- 7.1 Disclosure Statement
- 8 General Rules of Pleading
- 9 Pleading Special Matters Deadlines
- 10 Form of Pleadings
- 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions Deadlines
- 12 Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing Deadlines
- 13 Counterclaim and Crossclaim
- 14 Third-Party Practice Deadlines
- 15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings Deadlines
- 16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management Deadlines
Title IV · Parties
- 17 Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
- 18 Joinder of Claims
- 19 Required Joinder of Parties
- 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
- 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- 22 Interpleader
- 23 Class Actions Deadlines
- 23.1 Derivative Actions
- 23.2 Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
- 24 Intervention
- 25 Substitution of Parties Deadlines
Title V · Disclosures and Discovery
- 26 Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery Deadlines
- 27 Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony Deadlines
- 28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- 29 Stipulations About Discovery Procedure
- 30 Depositions by Oral Examination Deadlines
- 31 Depositions by Written Questions Deadlines
- 32 Using Depositions in Court Proceedings Deadlines
- 33 Interrogatories to Parties Deadlines
- 34 Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes Deadlines
- 35 Physical and Mental Examinations
- 36 Requests for Admission Deadlines
- 37 Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Title VI · Trials
- 38 Right to a Jury Trial; Demand Deadlines
- 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court
- 40 Scheduling Cases for Trial
- 41 Dismissal of Actions
- 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
- 43 Taking Testimony
- 44 Proving an Official Record
- 44.1 Determining Foreign Law
- 45 Subpoena Deadlines
- 46 Objecting to a Ruling or Order
- 47 Selecting Jurors
- 48 Number of Jurors; Verdict; Polling
- 49 Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions
- 50 Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling Deadlines
- 51 Instructions to the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error
- 52 Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings Deadlines
- 53 Masters Deadlines
Title VII · Judgment
- 54 Judgment; Costs Deadlines
- 55 Default; Default Judgment Deadlines
- 56 Summary Judgment Deadlines
- 57 Declaratory Judgment
- 58 Entering Judgment Deadlines
- 59 New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment Deadlines
- 60 Relief from a Judgment or Order
- 61 Harmless Error
- 62 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment Deadlines
- 62.1 Indicative Ruling on a Motion for Relief That is Barred by a Pending Appeal
- 63 Judge’s Inability to Proceed
Title VIII · Provisional and Final Remedies
Title IX · Special Proceedings
- 70 Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act
- 71 Enforcing Relief For or Against a Nonparty
- 71.1 Condemning Real or Personal Property Deadlines
- 72 Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order Deadlines
- 73 Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent; Appeal
- 74 [Abrogated (Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997).]
- 75 [Abrogated (Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997).]
- 76 [Abrogated (Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997).]