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Federal Court Rules | Other Resources

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules @ Cornell
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules @ U.S. Supreme Court
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
  • Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure @ 9th Circuit - official version plus 9th Circuit local rules.
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure @ Cornell
• Federal Rules of Evidence @ Cornell
• Federal Rules of Court @ LLRX - pretty much everything, from soup to nuts!
• Federal Rulemaking @ Federal Judiciary - essential site for status of pending federal court rule changes.

• U.S. Courts @ USCourts.gov - official top-level pages for locating U.S. Supreme Court, Circuit Court, District and Bankruptcy Court resources; includes links to:
  • Commonly Used Terms - glossary of federal court terminology.
  • County | District Court Locator
  • Federal Rulemaking re rules of practice, procedure, and evidence
  • Map Index to all Federal Circuits
  • PACER Service Center | Electronic Access to Federal Courts
• U.S. Judiciary: The Federal Court System and Decisions @ Law Library of Congress
  • Federal Circuit Courts and Opinions
• Federal Court Opinions @ Cornell - locator for U.S. Supreme, Circuit, Bankruptcy and Special Jurisdiction court cases.
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
  • Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure @ 9th Circuit - official version plus 9th Circuit local rules.
• Justia Federal District Court Filings & Dockets - locate recently filed Federal District Court civil cases by State, local jurisdiction, party name, type of action, and within a given date range; provides direct link to the related docket information for the case on the Pacer system; also provides custom RSS feeds to track search results.
• FedCourts.com - proprietary but not impractical starting point for locating essential federal court resources (U.S. Supreme Court, Circuit Courts and District Courts); also useful for locating large number of free federal court and government forms.
• Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys (2006) @ National Poverty Law Center

Federal Court Directories

• U.S. Courts @ USCourts.gov - official top-level pages for locating U.S. Supreme Court, Circuit Court, District and Bankruptcy Court resources; includes links to:
  • Map Index to all Federal Circuits
  • County | District Court Locator
  • PACER Service Center | Electronic Access to Federal Courts
  • Federal Rulemaking re rules of practice, procedure, and evidence
• Federal Court Directories @ FindLaw: locate addresses, phone numbers, judges and more for circuit and district courts nationwide.