Description
Effective December 1, 2007, every federal civil rule was rewritten and every appended illustrative form redesigned. This handbook provides a comprehensive guide to practice under these rules. An expanded treatment is given to the important rules governing e-discovery. It dissects each of the civil rules and their practical applications and limitations, and discusses traps to avoid. This handbook helps you recognize and understand the changes to each rule and alerts you to those changes that are likely to have substantive ramifications beyond mere stylistic improvement.
Features
- Contains directories of federal courts and judges to keep you current
- Covers the timing and filing of motions and other litigation actions to reduce confusion
- Includes a summary of any restyling or substantive changes to a rule, effective December 1, 2007
- Includes appendix of forms to save preparation and administrative time
- Provides a quick and easy, up-to-the-minute, one-stop reference tool
- Includes the federal rules of evidence, appellate procedure, and multidistrict litigation, and frequently used provisions of title 28
- Provides expert discussion and practice tips, including practical applications, limitations, and traps to avoid
- Provides comprehensive commentary, including more than 1,000 citations to new interpretive cases each year, saving research time