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:

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.

This package of materials was transmitted to Congress on April 29, 2015, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2015.