Each rule within this title is followed by a brief summary of the rule. The term “Nothing Functional” means that the rule contains no information explicit to the filing process.
Nothing Functional– explains that the Fed. Rules Civil Procedure govern all Civil Cases in all U.S. Federal District Courts.
Nothing Functional– explains that the 11 Forms of Action that were historically used in English Common Law have been condensed & simplified into the modern “Civil Action”.
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Title II– Commencing an Action; Service of Process; Pleadings, Motions, & Orders
All Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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