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The materials listed below, produced or made available by the Center, are related to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure (appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and evidence).
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Title | Rule(s) | Date |
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40.29 Deposition Guidelines | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Fed. R. Civil P. 28, Fed. R. Civil P. 30 | January 1, 2004 |
40.25 Preservation of Documents, Data, and Tangible Thing | Fed. R. Civil P. 26, Fed. R. Civil P. 45, Fed. R. Civil P. 56 | January 1, 2004 |
40.1 Order Setting Initial Conference Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth, page 730 |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 11, Fed. R. Civil P. 16, Fed. R. Civil P. 26 | January 1, 2004 |
State Court Procedures Regarding Pre-Verdict Judgments of Acquittal and the State's Right to Appeal Those Judgments The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed amending Rule 29 to preserve the government's right to appeal a trial court's decision to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal. DOJ argues, "Rule 29 as currently constituted represents an anomaly within the Rules and indeed within the judicial system." To help inform the debate, the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States asked the Federal Judicial Center to conduct a study of state laws that allow the trial judge to grant a motion for a judgment of acquittal prior to the case's submission to the jury. Specifically, the Committee wanted to know (1) whether a state judge may enter a judgment of acquittal before a jury verdict, and (2) whether the prosecution may appeal from judgments of acquittal directed by the trial judge prior to submission of the case to the jury. |
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Fed. R. Crim. P. 29 | September 30, 2003 |
Securities Class Action: PSLRA Cover Letter | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2003 |
Effects of Amchem/Ortiz on the Filing of Federal Class Actions: Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules has been considering a proposal to revise Fed. R. Civil P. 23 to create new certification standards that would apply only to settlement class actions. The Committee sought empirical research from the Center to help it decide how to proceed. The Center conducted the research in two phases during 2002-2004. This report is the first phase. For the second phase see Attorney Reports on the Impact of Amchem and Ortiz on Choice of a Federal or State Forum in Class Action Litigation: A Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Regarding a Case-based Survey of Attorneys (2004). The Class Action Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules asked the Federal Judicial Center to examine the impact, if any, of the Supreme Court decisions in Amchem and Ortiz on the rate at which plaintiffs file class actions in federal courts. The resulting report describes trends in federal class action filings, removals, settlements, and dismissals during the period from January 1994 through June 2001 and identifies certain discernible changes after the two decisions. The report discusses the results of a time-series analysis that tested whether there were any statistically significant relationships between the two decisions and the filing/disposition patterns found. Certain of the changes observed were not likely to have occurred by chance; however, many factors might have affected filings. |
Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | September 9, 2002 |
Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Full Notice [Spanish-language version] | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2002 |
Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Language for Envelope for Homeowners | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2002 |
Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Publication Notice for Homeowners | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2002 |
Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Language for Envelope for Construction Workers | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civil P. 23 | May 10, 2002 |