Supreme Court Action: Rules and Amendments Approved

From the Federal Rulemaking Homepage:

On April 12, 2006, the Supreme Court of the United States approved the following new rules and amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil (including the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions), and Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence:

-Appellate Rule 25 and new Appellate Rule 32.1;
- Bankruptcy Rules 1009, 5005, 7004;
- Civil Rules 5, 9, 14, 16, 24, 26, 33, 34, 37, 45, 50, and 65.1; new Civil Rule 5.1; Civil Form 35; and Supplemental Rules A, C, and E, and new Supplemental Rule G;
- Criminal Rules 5, 6, 32.1, 40, 41, and 58; and
- Evidence Rules 404, 408, 606, and 609.

(Approved new Appellate Rule 32.1 only applies to decisions issued on or after January 1, 2007.)

The new rules and amendments have been transmitted to Congress and will take effect on December 1, 2006, unless Congress enacts legislation to reject, modify, or defer the amendments.


It is worth noting that the changes to the FRCP include the e-discovery amendments