<P> The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ( officially abbreviated Fed . R. Civ . P. ; colloquially FRCP ) govern civil procedure ( i.e. for civil lawsuits ) in United States district ( federal ) courts . The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act , and then the United States Congress has seven months to veto the rules promulgated or they become part of the FRCP . The Court 's modifications to the rules are usually based upon recommendations from the Judicial Conference of the United States , the federal judiciary 's internal policy - making body . Although federal courts are required to apply the substantive law of the states as rules of decision in cases where state law is in question , the federal courts almost always use the FRCP as their rules of procedure . ( States may determine their own rules , which apply in state courts , although most states have adopted rules that are based on the FRCP . ) </P>
<P> The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ( officially abbreviated Fed . R. Civ . P. ; colloquially FRCP ) govern civil procedure ( i.e. for civil lawsuits ) in United States district ( federal ) courts . The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act , and then the United States Congress has seven months to veto the rules promulgated or they become part of the FRCP . The Court 's modifications to the rules are usually based upon recommendations from the Judicial Conference of the United States , the federal judiciary 's internal policy - making body . Although federal courts are required to apply the substantive law of the states as rules of decision in cases where state law is in question , the federal courts almost always use the FRCP as their rules of procedure . ( States may determine their own rules , which apply in state courts , although most states have adopted rules that are based on the FRCP . ) </P>
who wrote the federal rules of civil procedure
who wrote the federal rules of civil procedure
promulgated by the United States Supreme Court
promulgated by the United States Supreme Court