Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 68

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rule_of_civil_procedure
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_federal_judiciary
gptkbp:appliesTo Plaintiffs and defendants in federal civil litigation
Civil actions
gptkbp:citation Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August
Marek v. Chesny
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Title_28_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:compatibleWith Certain civil rights cases
Class actions under Rule 23
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1938
gptkbp:effect Limits plaintiff's ability to recover costs after rejecting offer
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_courts
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure
gptkbp:purpose Encourage settlement of lawsuits
gptkbp:relatedConcept Attorney's fees
Costs of suit
Settlement offer
gptkbp:subject Offer of judgment
gptkbp:textBegins At least 14 days before the date set for trial...
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Offer_of_Judgment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 68