What kind of cases do the FRCP apply to?

• A. Criminal cases
• B. Civil cases
• C. Administrative cases
• D. Family matters

Answer: (B)

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are about how civil lawsuits move through federal courts. They set the procedures for starting a case, answering, discovery, motions, trials, and judgments in civil actions filed in U.S. district courts (including those based on federal questions or diversity of citizenship). They do not govern criminal proceedings, which follow the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. They also generally don’t govern administrative agency adjudications or most family-law matters, which are outside the federal civil-procedure framework and are handled under different rules and statutes. In short, the FRCP apply to civil cases in federal courts.