Please be advised that amendments to the following Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence are effective December 1, 2020:
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Rule 35 | En Banc Determination |
Rule 40 | Petition for Panel Rehearing |
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Rule 2002 | Notices to Creditors, Equity Security Holders, Administrators in Foreign Proceedings, Persons Against Whom Provisional Relief is Sought in Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases, United States, and United States Trustee |
Rule 2004 | Examination |
Rule 8012 | Disclosure Statement |
Rule 8013 | Motions; Intervention |
Rule 8015 | Form and Length of Briefs; Form of Appendices and Other Papers |
Rule 8021 | Costs |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 30 | Depositions by Oral Examination |
Federal Rules of Evidence
Rule 404 | Character Evidence; Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts |
The text of the new and amended rules are posted on the “Current Rules” page of the Judiciary’s website at: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure.