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114th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–128

AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE CHIEF JUSTICE, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SUPREME COURT, PURSU-ANT TO 28 U.S.C. 2074(a); ADDED BY PUBLIC LAW 100–702, SEC. 401(a); (102 STAT. 4649) AND 28 U.S.C. 331; JUNE 25, 1948, CH. 646 (AS AMENDED BY PUBLIC LAW 110–177, SEC. 101(b)); (121 STAT. 2534)

APRIL 29, 2016.—Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Washington, DC, April 28, 2016.

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I have the honor to submit to the Congress the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to Section 2072 of Title 28, United States Code.

Accompanying these rules are the following materials submitted to the Court for its consideration pursuant to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code: a transmittal letter to the Court dated Oc-tober 9, 2015; a redline version of the rules with Committee Notes; an excerpt from the September 2015 Report of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to the Judicial Conference of the United States; and an excerpt from the May 2, 2015 Report of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.

Sincerely, JOHN G. ROBERTS, Jr.,

Chief Justice.

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