Civil Practice & Procedure
Significant changes made to federal civil procedure rules
The 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect Dec. 1, making the most significant changes to discovery and case management in more than a decade. The amendments − designed to promote the just, speedy and inexpensive resolution of civil suits − were drafted by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure and approved by the Judicial Conference and the Supreme Court. They were then cleared when Congress took no action to reject, modify or defer implementation