This guide provides a complete presentation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including in-depth analysis and expert commentary for each rule. It provides extensive discussion of case law interpreting the rules and guidelines for their use. It covers scope of rules, commencement of action, pleadings and motions, parties, depositions and discovery, trials, judgment, provisional and final remedies, special proceedings, district courts and clerks, and general provisions. It also covers advisory committee notes and provides sample forms. It includes the 2007 Style Project Companion, containing side-by-side comparison charts created and used by the Civil Rules Advisory Committee during the restyling project.