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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2023—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

October 19, 2022

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 19, 2022, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2023.

This contains proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 2, 4, 26, and 45; Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 3011, 8003,and 9006, and new Rule 9038; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 6, 15, and 72, and new Rule 87; Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16, 45, and 56, and new Rule 62; and Federal Rules of Evidence 106, 615, and 702.

Additional information about these amendments is available at Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure (webpage).

Information about rules amendments and the rule-making process is available on uscourts.gov at United States Courts Rules & Policies.

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