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(As amended to January 2, 2001)

HISTORICAL NOTE

The original Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts were adopted by order of the Supreme Court on Dec. 20, 1937, transmitted to Congress by the Attorney General on Jan. 3, 1938, and became effective on Sept. 16, 1938.

The Rules have been amended Dec. 28, 1939, eff. Apr. 3, 1941; Dec. 27, 1946, eff. Mar. 19, 1948; Dec. 29, 1948, eff. Oct. 20, 1949; Apr. 30, 1951, eff. Aug. 1, 1951; Apr. 17, 1961, eff. July 19, 1961; Jan. 21, 1963, eff. July 1, 1963; Feb. 28, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; Dec. 4, 1967, eff. July 1, 1968; Mar. 30, 1970, eff. July 1, 1970; Mar. 1, 1971, eff. July 1, 1971; Nov. 20, 1972, and Dec. 18, 1972, eff. July 1, 1975; Apr. 29, 1980, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Oct. 21, 1980, Pub. L. 96-481, title II, § 205(a), (b), 94 Stat. 2330; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97-462, § 2-4, 96 Stat. 2527-2530, eff. Feb. 26, 1983; Apr. 28, 1983, eff. Aug. 1, 1983; Apr. 29, 1985, eff. Aug. 1, 1985; Mar. 2, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 25, 1988, eff. Aug. 1, 1988; Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, § 7047(b), 7049, 7050, 102 Stat. 4401; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Dec. 1, 1991; Dec. 9, 1991, Pub. L. 102-198, § 11, 105 Stat. 1626; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Apr. 27, 1995, eff. Dec. 1, 1995; Apr. 23, 1996, eff. Dec. 1, 1996; Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997; Apr. 24, 1998, eff. Dec. 1, 1998; Apr. 26, 1999, eff. Dec. 1, 1999; Apr. 17, 2000, eff. Dec. 1, 2000.

RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Procedure in original actions in Supreme Court of the United States, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as guide, see rule 17, this Appendix.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure supplant the Equity Rules since in general they cover the field now covered by the Equity Rules and the Conformity Act (former section 724 of this title).

This table shows the Equity Rules to which references are made in the notes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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                                                        Federal Rules of
                     Equity Rules                       Civil  Procedure
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1.....................................................                77
2.....................................................                77
3.....................................................                79
4.....................................................                77
5.....................................................                77
6.....................................................                78
7.....................................................             4, 70
8.....................................................             6, 70
9.....................................................                70
10....................................................            18, 54
11....................................................                71
12....................................................   3, 4, 5, 12, 55
13....................................................                 4
14....................................................                 4
15....................................................             4, 45
16....................................................             6, 55
17....................................................                55
18....................................................              7, 8
19....................................................         1, 15, 61
20....................................................                12
21....................................................            11, 12
22....................................................                 1
23....................................................             1, 39
24....................................................                11
25....................................................      8, 9, 10, 19
26....................................................        18, 20, 82
27....................................................                23
28....................................................                15
29....................................................     7, 12, 42, 55
30....................................................         8, 13, 82
31....................................................      7, 8, 12, 55
32....................................................                15
33....................................................             7, 12
34....................................................                15
35....................................................                15
36....................................................                11
37....................................................    17, 19, 20, 24
38....................................................                23
39....................................................                19
40....................................................                20
41....................................................                17
42....................................................            19, 20
43....................................................            12, 21
44....................................................            12, 21
45....................................................                25
46....................................................            43, 61
47....................................................                26
48....................................................                43
49....................................................                53
50....................................................            30, 80
51....................................................            30, 53
52....................................................            45, 53
53....................................................                53
54....................................................                26
55....................................................                30
56....................................................                40
57....................................................                40
58....................................................    26, 33, 34, 36
59....................................................                53
60....................................................                53
61....................................................                53
61\1/2\...............................................                53
62....................................................                53
63....................................................                53
64....................................................                26
65....................................................                53
66....................................................                53
67....................................................                53
68....................................................                53
69....................................................                59
70....................................................                17
70\1/2\...............................................                52
71....................................................                54
72....................................................            60, 61
73....................................................                65
74....................................................                62
75....................................................                75
76....................................................                75
77....................................................                76
78....................................................                43
79....................................................                83
80....................................................                 6
81....................................................                86
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RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS

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