This comparison chart was prepared by the District of Maryland to show 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Amendments to the following Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became effective on December 1, 2015: 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, and 55. Rule 84 and the Appendix of Forms were abrogated.

Additional information about these amendments is available at FJC.gov:

This video describes amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1), 26(c)(1)(B), 26(d), and 34 that became effective on December 1.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which became effective on December 1, 2015, foster more cost-effective discovery through cooperation, proportionality, early and active case management, and considerations of electronically stored information (ESI).