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Federal Practice & Procedure

Finding Federal Court Practice & Procedure Forms

Federal court websites may include select forms. To find the official websites to the different federal courts, use the United States Federal Court Finder.

Forms, Fee & Information Sheets United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Includes forms for motion practice, case opening, oral argument, post decision, pro se forms, and more.

The following resources include sample federal practice and procedure forms. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Bender's Federal Practice Forms
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.

Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.

The following resources include sample federal practice and procedure forms. Some resources may be available on the library's Lexis or Westlaw computers. See below for more information.

Bender's Federal Practice Forms M.Bender
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.

Federal Local Court Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Includes forms for select federal district courts.

Federal Procedural Forms, Lawyer's Edition West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.

Nichols Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.

West's Federal Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Topic specific treatises, like Bender's Forms of Discovery and West's Immigration Law and Defense, will often include forms that can be used in federal courts. Please check the Jenkins' catalog or Ask Us for more topic specific treatises.

Finding General Legal Form Sets

The following resources include both federal and general forms and information. Some resources may be available on the library's Lexis or Westlaw computers. See below for more information.

American Jurisprudence Legal Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Current Legal Forms, With Tax Analysis LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers. Also referred to as Rabkin & Johnson

Nichols Cyclopedia of Legal Forms Annotated West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.

West's Legal Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.