United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Proposes Amendments to Local Rules
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has proposed changes to its local rules.  There are four categories of changes:

Amendments to time deadlines to comply with the proposed December 1, 2009 amendments to the FED. R. APP. P.
Replacing the word “shall” with “will” to be [...]

Due to the upcoming Timing and Deadline Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure effective December 1, 2009, many more courts than usual have posted proposed revisions to their local rules.  To keep you abreast of rules changes that will impact your practice, the editorial staff at SmartRules has highlighted proposed amendments to United [...]

United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Proposes Amendments to Local Rules
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has proposed changes to its local rules.  There are four categories of changes:

Amendments to time deadlines to comply with the proposed December 1, 2009 amendments to the FED. R. APP. P.
Replacing the word “shall” with “will” to [...]

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Use this At A Glance Guide to learn the Georgia Code related to amended answer in Georgia Superior Court. For more detailed information, please see the SmartRules Response to Request for Production Guide for the court where your action is pending.
Discovery requests may relate to any unprivileged matter relevant to the subject matter of the pending action and [...]

Use this At A Glance Guide to learn the Virginia Supreme Court Rules related to Motion for Protective Order in Virginia Circuit Courts. For more detailed information, please see the SmartRules Response to Request for Production Guide for the court where your action is pending.
Any party may serve on any other party a request (1) to produce and [...]

Use this “At A Glance Guide” to learn the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to amended answer in Florida Circuit Courts. For more detailed information, please see the SmartRules Response to Request for Production guides for the court where your action is pending.
“For each item or category the response shall state that inspection and related activities [...]

Use this “At A Glance Guide” to learn the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to amended answer in Florida Circuit Courts. For more detailed information, please see the SmartRules Request for Production guides for the court where your action is pending.

Each demand must designate the documents, tangible things, land, or other property to be inspected either [...]

By Joel Stashenko
New York Law Journal
August 12, 2009 
The New York Legislature has set the stage for an expansion of the use of computers and facsimile machines to file notice of service and papers in civil actions throughout New York.
The bill, given final approval last week by the Senate, would allow electronic filing in most civil [...]

Use this At A Glance Guide to learn the Virginia Supreme Court Rules related to Motion for Protective Order in Virginia Circuit Courts. For more detailed information, please see the SmartRules Request for Production Guide for the court where your action is pending.
Any party may serve on any other party a request (1) to produce and permit the party [...]