Rules Changes Are Designed to Make Them Easier to Read

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are being changed to make them more readable.  This post from Trial Ad Notes discusses the change and gives an example on how Rule 6 would be re-written.

All 250 pages of the proposed revisions may be found here.  The rules are still in the rule-making process and will not go into effect before December 1, 2007.

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