Research Guides: Federal Civil Procedure: Books, Treatises & Other Print Resources

STATUTES & RULES

United States Code Annotated (USCA)
US 003 U6
(Fed Core)
United States Code Service (USCS)
US 003 U67
(Fed Core)
(Title 28 of these two sets covers the FRCP and provides annotations of cases interpreting the rules.)
Federal Procedure Rules Service
KF 8835 F435
Federal Procedure Rules Service, Second Circuit
KF 8835 F436
Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules
KF 8816 A193
Moore's Federal Rules Pamphlet
KF 8820 A193 M66
(Ref)

Local Rules

Federal Local Court Rules, 3d ed.
KF 8820 A2 2001
Rules of the U.S. Courts in New York
KF 8816 A195
(Current in Ref)
McKinney's New York Rules of Court
KFN 5992 A195
(Current in N.Y. Core)

Treatises

Moore's Federal Practice, 3d ed.
FJ 8820 A313 M63 1997
(Ref) also Lexis*
Federal Practice and Procedure
KF 8840 W68
Wright
(Current in Ref) also Westlaw*
Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure, 3d ed.
KF 8835 L65 1951
Federal Procedure: A Problem-Solving Textual Analysis of Federal Judicial and Administrative Procedure
KF 8835 F43 1981
*Westlaw/Lexis access restricted to law students only

Casebooks & Case Reporters

Casebooks
Civil Procedure: Cases and Materials, 10th ed.
KF 8839 C6 2009
Friedenthal, et al.
Case Reporters
West's Federal Rules Decisions
KF 8830 W47
Federal Rules Service
KF 8830 F43

Forms

American Jurisprudence Pleading & Practice Forms
KF 8836 A45 1967
also Westlaw*
Bender's Federal Practice Forms
KF 8836 F78
(Ref) also Lexis*
Bender's Forms of Discovery
KF 8900 A3 B4 1963
Federal Procedural Forms, Lawyer's Edition
KF 8836 F4 1975
West's Federal Forms
KF 8836 W4 1952
also Westlaw*
*Westlaw/Lexis access restricted to law students only

Jury Instructions

Federal Jury Practice and Instructions, 6th ed.
KF 8984 D4 2006
also available on Westlaw*
Modern Federal Jury Instructions (5 vols.)
KF 9682 A65 M64 1984
also available on Lexis*
Modern Federal Jury Instructions: Civil (5th, 8th, 9th, 11th Circuits)
KF 8984 A65 M63 1993
*Westlaw/Lexis access restricted to law students only

Hornbooks, Nutshells & Study Aids

Hornbooks
An Illustrated Guide to Civil Procedure
KF 8840 A74 2006
Allen
Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 12th ed.
KF 8816 A2 2009
Baicker-McKee
The Biography of a Legal Dispute
KF 8840 F69 2968
Franklin
Civil Procedure, 5th ed. (Hornbook Series)
KF 8840 F72 2015
Friedenthal, Kane, & Miller
Civil Procedure, 3d ed.
KF 8840 I87 2012
Issacharoff
(Study Aids)
Civil Procedure, 5th ed.
KF 8840 J3 2001
James, Hazard, & Leubsdorf
Use for practice and judgments problems
Supreme Court Practice, 10th ed.
KF 9057 S8 2013
Shapiro, et al.
(Ref Desk)
The Law of Federal Courts, 7th ed.
KF 8840 W7 2011
Wright & Kane
Use for jurisdiction problems
Federal Courts, 3d ed.
KF 8719 Y33 2009
Yackle
Nutshells/Study Aids
Civil Practice & Litigation in Federal and State Courts: Resource Materials, 6th ed.
KF 8841 C52 1994
Schreiber
Federal Standards of Review
KF 9050 C48 2010
Childress
(Ref) also Lexis*
Crunchtime, Civil Procedure, 6th ed.
KF 8841 E524 2015
Emanuel
(Study Aids)
Manual for Complex Litigation, 4th ed.
KF 8840 W682 2004
Federal Judicial Center
(General Collection, Ref) also Westlaw*
Manual for Federal Practice, 5th ed.
KF 8840 G56 1998
Givens
also Lexis*
Federal Trial Handbook, 4th ed.
KF 8915 H852 civ.
Hunter
Civil Procedure in a Nutshell, 7th ed.
KF 8841 K36 2013
Kane
Newberg on Class Actions, 5th ed.
KF 8896 N4 2011
Newberg, Conte
also Westlaw*
Civil Practice in the Southern District of New York, 2d ed.
KF 8821 N583 S572
Silberberg
(Current in Ref)
Appellate Practice in the United States, 2d ed.
KF 9050 S75 1989
Stern
West's Federal Administrative Practice
KF 8840 V62
also Westlaw*
West's Federal Research Coordinator
KF 8810 F43
*Westlaw/Lexis access is restricted to law students only