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Title VI: Trials

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

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Title I: Scope of Rules; Form of Action Title II: Commencing an Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders Title III: Pleadings and Motions Title IV: Parties Title V: Disclosures and Discovery Title VI: Trials Title VII: Judgment Title VIII: Provisional and Final Remedies Title IX: Special Proceedings Title X: District Courts and Clerks: Conducting Business; Issuing Orders Title XI: General Provisions Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions
Rule 38 Right to a Jury Trial; Demand Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court Rule 40 Scheduling Cases for Trial Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions Rule 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials Rule 43 Taking Testimony Rule 44 Proving an Official Record Rule 44.1 Determining Foreign Law Rule 45 Subpoena Rule 46 Objecting to a Ruling or Order Rule 47 Selecting Jurors Rule 48 Number of Jurors; Verdict; Polling Rule 49 Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions Rule 50 Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling Rule 51 Instructions to the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error Rule 52 Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings Rule 53 Masters