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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2015—PowerPoint Presentation

Paul W. Grimm
January 29, 2016

Judge Paul W. Grimm, District of Maryland, developed the attached PowerPoint presentation describing the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The amendments reformed discovery rules to maximize efficiency, including cost containment, and were not intended to deprive parties in civil litigation of proof or defense.

Additional information is available on the Federal Judicial Center’s website at Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure (webpage).

Downloadable files:
Text document icon PowerPoint Show File 25 pages
PDF icon Black and White PDF File 25 pages

Tags:
Civil Litigation & Procedure | Costs of Litigation | Discovery & Disclosure | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Fed. R. Civil P. 1 | Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | Fed. R. Civil P. 26 | Fed. R. Civil P. 34