Do the frcp ever change - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CIVIL PROCEDURE 1 FULL COURSE 3 types of documents that can be filed in a court - Answer- -pleadings -motions -other paper (discovery) Are the FRCP statutes? - Answer- No, they are a series of rules. Do the FRCP apply in state court. - Answer- No, the FRCP only apply to federal courts. Every state has their own rules of civil procedure. Do the FRCP ever change? - Answer- Yes. Amendments go through a long careful process. When do new rules of FRCP go into effect? - Answer- Decem...

Civil Procedure Final Exam litigation - ANS the process by which parties seek to resolve their dispute by going to court Sources of legal authority - ANS A. 1) constitutions (highest form of law); 2) statutes (acts of congress, peoples reps from each state); 3) court rules (procedures in every court system); 4) case law primary, and potentially binding ; 5) treaties; 6) regulations; 7) ordinances stare decisis - ANS top down precedent, must abide by decided cases-This e...