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References to “electronically stored information” in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) invoke an expansive approach to what may be discovered during the fact-finding stage of civil litigation. [2] Rule 34(a) enables a party in a civil lawsuit to request another party to produce and permit the requesting party or its representative ...
Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460 (1965), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, in which the Court further refined the Erie doctrine regarding when and by what means federal courts are obliged to apply state law in cases brought under diversity jurisdiction.
Whether within the intent of Congress or not when adopting 28 USC 724 (1934), the situation was effectively reversed in 1938, [2] the year the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect. Federal courts are now required to apply the substantive law of the states as rules of decision in cases where state law is in question, including state ...
Moore's Federal Practice is an American legal treatise covering the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. [1]
Federal Rules Decisions is a case law reporter in the United States that is published by West Publishing as part of the National Reporter System. [1] The Federal Rules Decisions series publishes decisions of the United States district courts involving the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Federal Rules of Evidence ...
Pages in category "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure case law" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Early federal and state civil procedure in the United States was rather ad hoc and was based on traditional common law procedure but with much local variety. There were varying rules that governed different types of civil cases such as "actions" at law or "suits" in equity or in admiralty; these differences grew from the history of "law" and "equity" as separate court systems in English law.
Courts often have specific requirements for these filings in their Local Rules. [3] Normally records should not be filed under seal without court permission. [3] However, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 allows a person making a redacted filing to also file an unredacted copy under seal. [4]