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2019 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Posted by Joe Bodiford on
Rules 5, 23, 62, and 65.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended effective December 1, 2018. The summaries of the rules are in our new 2019 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Summary Trial Guide. For your convenience, the text of the actual amendments is as follows: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURERule 5. Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers* * * * *(b) Service: How Made.* * * * *(2) Service in General. A paper is served under this rule by:(A) handing it to the person;* * * * *(E) sending it...