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The Scope Of Summary Judgment Under The Federal Rules, Henry N. Williams
The Scope Of Summary Judgment Under The Federal Rules, Henry N. Williams
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that, under appropriate circumstances, either the plaintiff or the defendant may seek and obtain a summary judgment.' The detailed requirements of Rule 56 have been discussed elsewhere, and they will not be discussed herein other than as they aid in delineating the area covered by summary judgments. In determining the scope of Rule 56, the purpose of the rules as a whole must be considered as well as the effect of the discovery procedures of the rules. In addition the summary judgment rule must be explicitly distinguished from a motion for judgment on …
Federal Civil Procedure Rule 43(A): A Freak Among The Rules, Thomas F. Green Jr.
Federal Civil Procedure Rule 43(A): A Freak Among The Rules, Thomas F. Green Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
Rule 43(a) is an anomaly in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.'Attorney General Cummings, the chief sponsor of the enabling act, apparently did not contemplate the inclusion of any rule dealing with the admissibility of evidence. The American Bar Association, which sponsored similar bills before Congress for years, laid much of the groundwork but abandoned the project prior to successful completion. A report of the Association's committee charged with the duty of "pushing" the then current version of the bill stated that the court rules were not to deal with evidence. The broadest expression in the bill which was enacted …