Civil Procedure: Primary Sources

Federal Law

• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (via Legal Information Institute)
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State Law

• Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (via Ohio Supreme Court)
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• Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (via Westlaw Edge - need login)

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