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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2016—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

October 9, 2015

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 9, 2015, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2016.

Proposed are amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 4, 5, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 29, 32, 35, and 40, Forms 1, 5, and 6, and new Form 7; amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1010, 1011, 2002, 3002.1, and 9006(f), and new Rule 1012; amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4, 6, and 82; and amendments to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 4, 41, and 45.

Additional information about these amendments is available on the Federal Judicial Center’s website:

Information about rules amendments and the rule-making process is available on uscourts.gov at United States Courts Rules & Policies.

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Federal Judicial Branch Governance & Administration | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure | Fed. R. App. P. 21 | Fed. R. App. P. 25 | Fed. R. App. P. 26 | Fed. R. App. P. 27 | Fed. R. App. P. 28 | Fed. R. App. P. 28.1 | Fed. R. App. P. 29 | Fed. R. App. P. 32 | Fed. R. App. P. 35 | Fed. R. App. P. 4 | Fed. R. App. P. 40 | Fed. R. App. P. 5 | Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1010 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1011 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1012 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002.1 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006 | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Fed. R. Civil P. 4 | Fed. R. Civil P. 6 | Fed. R. Civil P. 82 | Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure | Fed. R. Crim. P. 4 | Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 | Fed. R. Crim. P. 45