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Pro Se Case Management for Nonprisoner Civil Litigation

Jefri Wood

September 28, 2016

This manual provides a practical guide to steps that courts can take before and during litigation to manage nonprisoner pro se litigation more efficiently, steps that may also help pro se litigants better navigate the complexities of federal civil litigation.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2016—Transmittal to Congress

April 28, 2016

This package of materials was transmitted to Congress on April 28, 2016, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2016.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure are as follows:

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2015—PowerPoint Presentation

Paul W. Grimm

January 29, 2016

Judge Paul W. Grimm, District of Maryland, developed the attached PowerPoint presentation describing the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015

David G. Campbell, Gene E.K. Pratter, John G. Koeltl, Paul W. Grimm

December 1, 2015

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Cooperation

Gene E.K. Pratter

December 1, 2015

An amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1, which became effective on December 1, 2015, resulted from a finding that civil litigation is resolved more quickly and less expensively when parties and lawyers cooperate.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Overview

David G. Campbell

December 1, 2015

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which became effective on December 1, 2015, foster more cost-effective discovery through cooperation, proportionality, early and active case management, and considerations of electronically stored information (ESI).

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Proportional Discovery

John G. Koeltl

December 1, 2015

This video describes amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1), 26(c)(1)(B), 26(d), and 34 that became effective on December 1.

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information

Paul W. Grimm

December 1, 2015

Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e), which became effective on December 1, 2015, specify that sanctions for failure to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) require findings that (1) the ESI should have been preserved in the anticipation of litigation, (2) the party fai

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2015—Civil Rules Redline

December 1, 2015

Amendments to the following Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became effective on December 1, 2015: 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, and 55. Rule 84 and the Appendix of Forms were abrogated.

Additional information about these amendments is available at FJC.gov:

Civil Rules Amendments 2015 Comparison Chart Prepared by the District of Maryland

December 1, 2015

This comparison chart was prepared by the District of Maryland to show 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Pro Se Case Management for Nonprisoner Civil Litigation

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2016—Transmittal to Congress

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2015—PowerPoint Presentation

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Cooperation

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Overview

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Proportional Discovery

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015—Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2015—Civil Rules Redline

Civil Rules Amendments 2015 Comparison Chart Prepared by the District of Maryland

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