Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 2026 Edition (Casebook Supplement): With Advisory Committee Notes, Selected Statutes, and Official Forms

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 2026 Edition (Casebook Supplement) is the expanded reference edition of the FRCP, designed for law students and practitioners who need more than just the rules themselves. Where the quick reference edition gives you the text, this edition gives you the text plus the full Advisory Committee Notes, all official civil forms, and a statutory supplement covering jurisdiction, venue, and removal from state courts. At 434 pages and 8" x 10", it is built to sit open on a desk during coursework, research, or motion drafting rather than to travel in a briefcase. The Advisory Committee Notes are the most useful feature in this edition for law students. They explain the reasoning behind each rule, document the history of amendments, and offer the kind of interpretive context that helps you understand not just what the rule says but how it developed and why courts apply it the way they do. Most Civil Procedure professors assign them alongside the rules themselves, and having both in a single affordable volume is the point of this edition.

The official forms section includes all forms for civil suits in federal district courts, updated through January 1, 2026. The selected statutes cover the Title 28 provisions that come up most often in Civil Procedure courses and federal practice: district court jurisdiction under Chapter 85, venue under Chapter 87, and removal from state courts under Chapter 91.

This edition is compatible with all major Civil Procedure casebooks, including titles from Aspen, West Academic, Foundation Press, and Carolina Academic Press, and is commonly assigned as the primary statutory supplement for 1L Civil Procedure courses. It is also used by practicing attorneys who want the full annotated rules on hand for federal litigation work.

Published annually by Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. and updated through January 1, 2026.