Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)

The Rules were established in 1938 and are frequently revised, with substantial revisions in 1948, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1993, 2000, and 2006. The purpose of the 2006 revision was to make provisions for the handling of electronic records and accomodate electronic discovery. In 2007, the FRCP were rewritten (although not changed in substance) to simplify the language and make them easier to understand.

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More resources from around the web: - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (2007) can be viewed or downloaded from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute Web site. - A PDF version of FRCP, including forms, is available from the House Judiciary Committee Web site.

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