Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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; Apr. 23, 2001, eff. Dec. 1, 2001; Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 12, 2006, eff. Dec. 1, 2006; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 28, 2010, eff. Dec. 1, 2010; Apr. 2013, eff. Dec. 1, 2013; Apr. 25, 2014, eff. Dec. 1, 2014; Apr. 29, 2015, eff. Dec. 1, 2015; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec 1, 2016.
References to Equity Rules
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.
| Equity Rules | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 611/2 | 53 |
| 62 | 53 |
| 63 | 53 |
| 64 | 26 |
| 65 | 53 |
| 66 | 53 |
| 67 | 53 |
| 68 | 53 |
| 69 | 59 |
| 70 | 17 |
| 701/2 | 52 |
| 71 | 54 |
| 72 | 60, 61 |
| 73 | 65 |
| 74 | 62 |
| 75 | 75 |
| 76 | 75 |
| 77 | 76 |
| 78 | 43 |
| 79 | 83 |
| 80 | 6 |
| 81 | 86 |