Updated to include the latest amendments and proposals, this statutory supplement provides the clearest and most useful collection of statutes and rules for courses in civil procedure. The Supplement’s unique organizational structure presents much information, but manages to do so without sacrificing a clean and usable presentation of the rules. A clever system of annotation succinctly explains amendments, and a separate presentation of the advisory committee notes grouped by year of amendment allows inclusion of red-lined versions of the rules, thus making the notes easy to understand and enabling reconstruction of the versions formerly in effect. This presentation reflects the fact that advisory committee notes are as important to a theoretical study of civil procedure as to a doctrinal or practical approach.

This comprehensive reference provides a consolidated source for the judicial code and the various rules of procedure in the federal courts, updated to include the latest amendments and proposals. It also contains the U.S. Constitution; selected provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Federal Arbitration Act, Criminal Code, and Civil Rights Acts; and the full text of the Judiciary Act of 1789. It is designed for practitioners and judges as well as for federal courts students and is conveniently sized for carrying.