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Amendments to Bankruptcy and Civil Procedure Rules

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Amendments to the following rules became effective December 1, 2015:

  • Bankruptcy Rule 1007
    • Redline of Bankruptcy Procedure Rules Text and Committee Note (doc)
  • Civil Rules 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, and 55, and the abrogation of Rule 84 and the Appendix of Forms
    • Redline of Civil Procedure Rules Text and Committee Notes (doc)

Note: The Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure are published in the appendices to the U.S. Code by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives, the office that prepares and publishes the U.S. Code. Amendments to the rules are published in January following the end of the Congressional session.

Source: USCOURTS