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A Close Look at the 2016 Federal Rule Changes
Practical Law Legal Update w-004-6837 (Approx. 4 pages)
A Close Look at the 2016 Federal Rule Changes
by Practical Law Litigation
| Law stated as of 01 Dec 2016 • USA (National/Federal) |
Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) took effect on December 1, 2016. The rule changes significantly impact certain aspects of federal civil practice. Practical Law Litigation updated all affected maintained litigation resources as of December 1 to help counsel immediately account for the new rules. Here is a closer look at which resources the amendments affect.
On December 1, 2016, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) changed in important ways. Here is an overview of the changes and a sample of the Practical Law resources the amendments affect.
FRAP
The new rules significantly impact federal appellate practice by, among other things:
- Substantially altering the length limits on various appellate filings.
- Modifying the three-day rule, so that parties receiving a document by electronic service no longer may add three days to a response time calculated from the date of service.
These amendments impact virtually all of Practical Law's federal appellate resources, many of which are available in the following Toolkits:
FRCP
The changes to the FRCP, among other things:
- Clarify that a party making an untimely post-judgment motion outside the FRCP's deadlines does not restart the time to appeal.
- Provide that parties who receive a document by electronic service no long may add three days to a response time calculated from the date of service.
The changes particularly affected our serving and filing resources, including:
For a more comprehensive look at the changes, see Legal Updates: