Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkb:rulebook
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Judicial_Conference_of_the_United_States
2023
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_District_Courts
civil lawsuits
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:basisFor civil litigation procedures in federal courts
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Fed._R._Civ._P.
federal court opinions
gptkbp:compatibleWith criminal cases
state courts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Rules_Enabling_Act
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Advisory_Committee_on_Civil_Rules
gptkbp:governs civil procedure
gptkbp:hasRule Scope and Purpose
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
gptkbp:influenced state rules of civil procedure
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_courts
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 86
gptkbp:promulgationDate 1937
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:United_States_Government_Publishing_Office
gptkbp:purpose to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Appellate_Procedure
gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Criminal_Procedure
gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Evidence
gptkbp:rule11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
gptkbp:rule12 Defenses and Objections
gptkbp:rule26 Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
gptkbp:rule4 Summons
gptkbp:rule56 gptkb:Summary_Judgment
gptkbp:rule65 gptkb:Injunctions_and_Restraining_Orders
gptkbp:rule68 gptkb:Offer_of_Judgment
gptkbp:rule81 Applicability of the Rules in General; Removed Actions
gptkbp:startDate September 16, 1938
gptkbp:structure rules and forms
gptkbp:subject gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:law
civil law
judicial process
litigation
court rules
gptkbp:website https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_District_Courts
gptkb:David_F._Levi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5