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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2021—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

October 20, 2020

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 20, 2020, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2021.

This contains proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 3 and 6, and Forms 1 and 2, and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 2005, 3007, 7007.1, and 9036.

Additional information about these amendments is available at Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure (webpage).

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

Downloadable file:
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Federal Judicial Branch Governance & Administration | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure | Fed. R. App. P. 3 | Fed. R. App. P. 6 | Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2005 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7007.1 | Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036 | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | Fed. R. Civil P. 7.1