Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure
The Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure, adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 28, 2016. Under the Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071-75, amendments to the following rules became effective Thursday, December 1, 2016:
- Appellate Rules 4, 5, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 29, 32, 35, and 40, and Forms 1, 5, and 6, new Form 7, and new Appendix
- Bankruptcy Rules 1010, 1011, 2002, 3002.1, 7008, 7012, 7016, 9006, 9027, and 9033, and new Rule 1012
- Civil Rules 4, 6, and 82
- Criminal Rules 4, 41, and 45
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
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