Federal Civil Rules Handbook, 2009 ed.

Effective December 1, 2007, every federal civil rule was rewritten and every appended illustrative form redesigned. This handbook provides a comprehensive guide to practice under these rules. An expanded treatment is given to the important rules governing e-discovery. It dissects each of the civil rules and their practical applications and limitations, and discusses traps to avoid. This handbook helps you recognize and understand the changes to each rule and alerts you to those changes that are likely to have substantive ramifications beyond mere stylistic improvement.