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Rule(s) | Date |
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| Form 38: Pretrial Order | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | |
| Form 39: Final Pretrial Order | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | |
| Form 40: Order for Final Pretrial Conference | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | September 24, 2009 |
| Form 41: Trial Order | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 16 | |
| Form 50: Referral Order for Referring Matters to Magistrate Judges | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 72, Fed. R. Civil P. 73 | |
| Form 51: Order of General Reference to Magistrate Judges | Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 72, Fed. R. Civil P. 73 | September 27, 1991 |
| Form 52: Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 73 | January 1, 2009 |
| Form 53: Statement of Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Designation | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 73 | June 1, 2009 |
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How Rules of Procedure Are Developed and Revised in the U.S. Courts This document provides an overview of the rule-making process in the U.S. Courts. Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to establish the rules of procedure used by the federal courts. By statute, Congress empowered the Supreme Court to develop these rules and authorized the Judicial Conference to study their impact. The document describes the role of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (the “Standing Committee”), the various stages of formal review and comment, and the scope of local rules. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure | June 26, 2020 |
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Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act on the Federal Courts: Preliminary Findings from Phase Two's Pre-CAFA Sample of Diversity Class Actions The preliminary findings presented in this report suggest that, in diversity class actions, there is less to class allegations than one would expect. There was relatively little motions activity in the typical case, and the majority of cases not remanded to state court were voluntarily dismissed. Most plaintiffs did not move to certify a class. But all class actions in which a class was certified, whether for litigation or settlement purposes, ended with class settlements. |
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | November 1, 2008 |