Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

In Federal Court, Reconsider Merely Serving Your Motion for Reconsideration

Carlton Fields on 11/14/2024

Under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, in most federal civil actions, a notice of appeal must be filed with the district court clerk within 30 days after entry of the judgment or order being appealed, as...more

Fourth Circuit Holds Actual Notice Required For FRAP 4(a)(6)

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/25/2023

Most practitioners are likely happy to have limited familiarity with Rule 4(a)(6) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Rule allows the district court, in its discretion, to reopen for 14 days a party’s time to...more

Key Takeaways from the Amendment to Rule 30(b)(6)

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 12/10/2020

This past year has brought lots of change, including an amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 30(b)(6) governs the deposition of an organization (e.g., a corporation or a partnership) and...more

Don’t Delay Rule 23(f) Appeal

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/4/2019

In Nutraceutical Corporation v. Lambert, No. 17-1094, 586 U.S. __ (Feb. 26, 2019), the United States Supreme Court once again endorsed the old adage, “When you snooze, you lose”—at least sometimes. Under Federal Rule of Civil...more

Two Key Things You Need to Know About the 2016 Federal Rule Changes

Weintraub Tobin on 12/9/2016

On December 1, 2016, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) took effect. While at first glance, the changes may not seem dramatic, but changes such as...more

From Federal Procedure Rules to State Bar Association Rules —Lawyers Need Tech Skills to Remain Competent

Butler Snow LLP on 12/2/2016

Today, amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Civil, Criminal, and Bankruptcy Procedure go into effect. Based on these amendments, litigators may want to brush up on their tech skills. In fact, litigators may be...more