The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (officially abbreviated Fed.

the formal rules and standards that courts follow in that country when adjudicating civil suits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).

Civil procedure in the United States consists of rules that govern civil actions in the federal, state, and territorial court systems, and is distinct from the rules that govern criminal actions.

The rules of civil procedure in Australia govern procedure in the various courts and tribunals in Australia.

introduced in 1997 as per the Civil Procedure Act 1997 by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee and are the rules of civil procedure used by the Court of Appeal, High Court of Justice, and County Courts in civil cases in England and Wales.

The California Code of Civil Procedure (abbreviated to Code Civ.