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Pleading Principles And Problems In Washington, Philip A. Trautman
Pleading Principles And Problems In Washington, Philip A. Trautman
Washington Law Review
It has now been a little over two decades since the present rules governing pleading became effective in Washington. It was on January 1, 1960 that the pertinent Washington Civil Rules, patterned after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, took effect. With some twenty years of experience to draw upon, it seems appropriate to review that experience with the hope of embellishing the stark provisions of the rules themselves, clarifying some of the problems that have arisen, and evaluating whether the objectives sought in the rules have been achieved.
Pleading Principles And Problems In Washington, Philip A. Trautman
Pleading Principles And Problems In Washington, Philip A. Trautman
Washington Law Review
It has now been a little over two decades since the present rules governing pleading became effective in Washington. It was on January 1, 1960 that the pertinent Washington Civil Rules, patterned after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, took effect. With some twenty years of experience to draw upon, it seems appropriate to review that experience with the hope of embellishing the stark provisions of the rules themselves, clarifying some of the problems that have arisen, and evaluating whether the objectives sought in the rules have been achieved.
The New Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure [Part 2], Elwood Hutcheson
The New Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure [Part 2], Elwood Hutcheson
Washington Law Review
Continuing with Depositions and Discovery.
Survey Of The New Federal Rules: The New Practice In The Federal Courts In Civil Cases Cognizable At Law Or In Equity, Alfred J. Schweppe
Survey Of The New Federal Rules: The New Practice In The Federal Courts In Civil Cases Cognizable At Law Or In Equity, Alfred J. Schweppe
Washington Law Review
A new era in federal practice, in suits of a civil nature whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity, has been ushered in by the act of Congress of June 19, 19341. Acting under the authority of this statute the Supreme Court of the United States, with the aid of a distinguished advisory committee, undertook the preparation of a "unified system of general rules for cases in equity and actions at law in the District Courts of the United States and in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, so as to secure one form of civil …
Report Of The Committee On Federal Rules, Charles S. Albert
Report Of The Committee On Federal Rules, Charles S. Albert
Washington Law Review
Since the report on the November, 1937, draft of the Federal Rules was written, the Supreme Court, through the Attorney General, submitted to Congress on January 3, 1938, that draft with two important changes advocated by the Washington State Bar Association.