Federal Litigation Procedure

• Author: Pamela Everett Nollkamper
• Pages: 51-112

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Chapter 2

Federal Litigation Procedure

§200 Introduction

§210 Summons, Complaint, Civil Cover Sheet, and Disclosure Statement

§220 Service of Summons and Complaint

§230 Answer to Complaint

§240 Cross-Claims, Counterclaims, Third-Party Complaints and

Responses Thereto

§250 Motions

§260 Discovery

§270 Removals

§280 Checklists

§290 Federal Litigation Timetable

§200 Introduction

§201 Computing Time and Court Holidays

§202 Understanding Case Numbers

§210 Summons, Complaint, Civil Cover Sheet, and Disclosure Statement

§211 Summons

§211.1 Sample: Summons

§212 Complaint

§212.1 Caption

§212.2 Statement of Jurisdiction

§212.3 Statement of Facts

§212.4 Prayer for Relief

§212.5 Signatures and Verification

§212.6 Sample: Complaint

§212.7 Verification

§213 Amendment of Complaint

§214 Civil Cover Sheet

§215 Disclosure Statement

§216 Notice of Constitutional Challenge to a Statute

§220 Service of Summons and Complaint

§221 Waiver of Service of Summons

§221.1 Sample: Notice of Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of

a Summons

§221.2 Sample: Waiver of the Service of Summons

§222 Service by Mail

§223 Service by U.S. Marshal

§224 Service by Private Person

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§225 Service on U.S. Government or State Government

§226 Service Outside State

§227 Service on Military Personnel

§228 Service Outside United States

§228.1 Letter of Request (Letter Rogatory)

§228.2 Federal Statute

§228.3 International Treaty

§228.4 Sample: Letter of Request

§230 Answer to Complaint

§231 Caption

§232 Denials

§233 Admissions

§234 Affirmative Defenses

§235 Prayer for Relief

§236 Signatures and Verification

§237 Sample: Answer

§238 Certificate of Service

§238.1 Sample: Certificate of Service

§240 Cross-Claims, Counterclaims, Third-Party Complaints

and Responses Thereto

§241 Cross-Claims and Counterclaims

§241.1 Sample: Counterclaim

§242 Third Party Complaints

§242.1 Sample: Summons on Third-Party Complaint

§242.2 Sample: Third-Party Complaint

§243 Response to Cross-Claims, Counterclaims and Third-Party

Complaints

§250 Motions

§251 Service of Motions

§252 Affidavits in Opposition

§253 Court Orders

§254 Sample: Notice of Motion

§255 Sample: Motion to Bring in Third-Party Defendant

§256 Sample: Order

§257 Motion Timetable

§260 Discovery

§261 Initial Disclosure

§261.1 Sample: Report of Parties’ Planning Meeting

§262 Interrogatories

§262.1 Who May Be Served

§262.2 Answering Interrogatories

§262.3 Objecting to Interrogatories

§263 Request for Production of Documents or Things

§263.1 Filing and Service Requirements

§263.2 Responding to a Request for Production of Documents

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§263.3 Objecting to a Request for Production

§263.4 Sample: Request for Production of Documents

§264 Depositions

§264.1 Length of Deposition

§264.2 When Depositions Are Taken

§264.3 Notice Requirements

§264.4 Contesting a Notice of Deposition

§264.5 Sanctions for Non-Appearance

§264.6 Deposition Subpoenas

§264.7 Deposition Upon Written Questions

§264.8 Sample: Notice of Deposition

§265 Requests for Admissions

§265.1 Responding to Requests for Admissions

§265.2 Objecting to Requests for Admissions

§266 Physical and Mental Examinations

§267 Subpoenas

§267.1 Nonparty Production of Documents or Things

§267.2 Service of Subpoenas

§267.3 Responding and Objecting to a Subpoena

§267.4 Sample: Response and Objections to Subpoena

§270 Removals

§271 Filing the Notice of Removal

§272 Procedures After Removal

§273 Remand

§274 Sample: Notice of Removal

§280 Checklists

§281 Summons and Complaint

§282 Answer

§283 Cross-Claims, Counterclaims, Third-Party Complaints

§284 Motions

§285 Discovery

§285.1 Interrogatories

§285.2 Depositions

§290 Federal Litigation Timetable