Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 34governs the process by which a party in a legal proceeding can request access to documents, electronically stored information, and tangible items held by another party. It allows the requesting party to inspect, copy, test, or sample these items i...
Most lawyers (and hopefully judges) would be forgiven if they could not recite on demand some of the more obscure of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 80 (Stenographic Transcript as Evidence) and Rule 64 (Seizing a Person or Property) come to mind. But Rule 34 (Producing Docum...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 52, Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial FindingsIn federal litigation, findings of fact and conclusions of law must be made in a non-jury...
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are rules governing civil procedure in United States district (federal) courts, that is, court procedures for civil suits. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act, and then approved by the United...
United States v. Martinez: Does Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(i)(l)(A) Require the District Court to Ask the Defendant Whether He Read the Presentence Investigation Report Prior to Sentencing? American Journal of Trial AdvocacySausaman, D. Kent...
Members of the state and federal judiciary face a slightly different problem when it comes to the rule of law. Each day judges are asked to interpret and apply legal principles that defy clear exposition. Terms like "due process," "reasonable care," and "undue influence" are not self-defini...
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 Final Rule, which increased salary thresholds for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This decision in State of Texas v. Dep’t of Labor, Case No. 24-cv-468-SDJ,...
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Democratic lawmakers and leaders are taking fire from their own members over what’s seen as their ‘pathetic’ response to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s crusade to reshape the federal government. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Feb. 6, 2025 Dems See Backlash Over Trump and Musk...
Courts tossed out more than 60 cases across different states, mainly because lawyers couldn't back up their claims. As one federal judge put it straight: "Each case demands its own evidence - that's your job as an attorney." What Rule 11 Demands from Lawyers When lawyers sign court ...