Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 26, 2018. Under the Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071-75, the following took effect on December 1, 2018:
- Appellate Rules 8, 11, 25, 26, 28.1, 29, 31, 39, and 41, and Forms 4 and 7
- Bankruptcy Rules 3002.1, 5005, 7004, 7062, 8002, 8006, 8007, 8010, 8011, 8013, 8015, 8016, 8017, 8018.1 (new), 8021, 8022, 9025, and Part VIII Appendix (new)
- Civil Rules 5, 23, 62, and 65.1
- Criminal Rules 12.4, 45, and 49
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