Supreme Court Approves Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Submits Proposals to Congress for Approval

Today, April 29, 2015, Chief Justice John G. Roberts submitted the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which “have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States” to Congress for final approval.  Absent legislation to reject, modify or defer the rules, they will become effective December 1, 2015.

A copy of the Supreme Court’s submission to Congress is available here.