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Summons -
4a: Form
4b. Issuance
4c. Service With Complaint; by Whom Made
4d: Waiver of Service; Duty to Save Costs of Service; Requests
4e: Service Upon Individuals W/in a Judicial District of the U.S.
4h: Service Upon Corporations and Associations
4k: Territorial Limits of Effective Service
4m: Time Limit for Service
4n. Seizure of Property; Service of Summons Not Feasible |
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Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
7a: Pleadings
7b: Motions and Other Papers
7c: Demurrers, Pleas, etc., Abolished. |
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General Rules of Pleading
8a: Claims for Relief
8b: Defenses; Form of Denials
8c: Affirmative Defenses (19 listed)
8d: Effect of Failure to Deny
8e: Pleading to Be Concise and Direct; |
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Defenses and Objections—When and How Presented—By Pleadings or Motion—Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
12a: When Presented
12b: How Presented
12c: Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
12d: Preliminary Hearings
12e: Motion for More Definite Statement
12f: Motion to Strike
12g: Consolidation of Defenses in Motion
12h: Waiver or Preservation of Certain Defenses |
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Counterclaim or Crossclaim
13a: Compulsory Counterclaims
13b: Permissive Counterclaims
13c: Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim
13d: Counterclaim against U.S.
13e: Counterclaim Maturing/Acquired after Pleading
13f: Omitted Counterclaims
13g: Counterclaim against Co-Party
13h: Joinder of Additional Parties |
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Third Party Practice
14a: When Δ May Bring in 3rd Party
14b: When Π May Bring in 3rd Party
14c: Admiralty and Maritime Claims |
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Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
15a: Amendments
15b: Amendments to Conform to the Evidence
15c: Relation Back of Amendments
15d: Supplemental Pleadings |
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Joinder of Claims and Remedies
18a: Joinder of Claims
18b: Joinder of Remedies; Fraudulent Conveyances |
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| Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication |
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| Misjoinder and non-joinder |
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Rule 41: Dismissals of Actions
41a: Voluntary Dismissals
41b: Involuntary Dismissal |
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Rule 45: Subpoena
45a: Form
45b: Service
45c: Protection of Persons Subject to Subpoena
45d: Duties in Responding |
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Rule 47: Jurors
47a: Examination of Jurors
47b: Peremptory Challenges
47c: Excuse |
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| Rule 48: Number of Jurors – Participation in Verdict |
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50a: Judgment as a Matter of Law
50b: Renewing Motion for Judgment After Trial; Alternative Motion for
New Trial
50c: Granting Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law;
Conditional Rulings; New Trial Motion
50d: Same: Denial of |
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Rule 49: Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
49a: Special Verdicts:
49b: General Verdict Accompanied by Answer to Interrogatories |
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| Rule 51: Instructions to Jury: Objection |
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Rule 52: Findings by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings
52a: Effect
52b: Amendment
52c: Judgment on Partial Findings |
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Rule 56: Summary Judgment
56a: For Claimant
56b: For Defending Party
56c: Motion and Proceedings Thereon
56d: Case Not Fully Adjudicated on Motion
56e: Form of Affidavits; Further Testimony;Defense Required
56f: When Affidavits Are Unavailable
56g: Affidavits Made in Bad Faith |
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Rule 59: New Trials; Amendment of Judgments
59a: Grounds
59b: Time for Motion
59c: Time for Serving Affidavits
59d: On Initiative of Court
59e: Motion to Alter or Amend a Judgment |
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Rule 60: Relief from Judgment or Order
60a: Clerical Mistakes
60b: Mistakes; Inadvertence; Excusable Neglect; Newly Discovered |
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| Rule 64: Seizure of Person or Property |
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| Direct Appeals from decisions of three-judge courts |
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| Courts of appeals; certiorari; appeal; certified questions |
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| State courts; appeal; certiorari |
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| Final decisions of state courts |
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| Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs |
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| United States as plaintiff |
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