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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2024—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

October 23, 2023

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 23, 2023, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2024.

This contains proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 32, 35, and 40 and appendix on length limits; Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007, 4004, 5009, 7001, and 9006, new rule 8023.1, and all restyled rules; Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12; and Federal Rules of Evidence 613, 801, 804, and 1006 and new rule 107.

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.

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