civil-procedure rules-of-court reference-request
Federal Rules of Procedure - Multi-jurisdictional local rules
<p>Has anyone anyone ever come across a full set of the complete Federal Rules that also contains an indexed version of every jurisdiction's local rules? I looked last year and I know the big 2 didn't offer this as they'd prefer you buy each state individually, but  it occurred to me that maybe something else might be out there I haven't heard of. I have found that in some states the local rules are so different that it would be impossible to navigate a federal case without having become quite familiar with the local rules, and I do not like to rely on my co-counsel for adherence; especially if they are not involved on a material level (knowing the requirement that local counsel must co-counsel a federal action if one is not licensed in that jurisdiction and appearing <em>pro hoc vice</em>). I am aware this is available online but do not want to print and need/want a hard copy.</p>

<p>I am not aware of anyone who offers all of the local rules in a single printed volume, but Thomson Reuters sells softbound Court rules sets for each state: Generally one volume of state rules, a volume of "Key Rules", and a volume of federal rules that contain the local rules that apply in that state. Local rules in state courts are often not published in a printed form.</p>

<p>Seems like a waste of time, especially given procedural rules are constantly changing -  whatever you had would be outdated in a short time </p>

<p>Note, Where fed court (district) (in that state) are located controls procedural fundamentals of that fed courts rules and rulings (as a rule of thumb)  - like Texas, (for example) I think Texas requires verification of a complaint (verified complaints)  thus, same in that fed dist court - whereas Washington State does not require verified complaints, therefore, the fed dist court located in Washington does not require verified complaints - plus, see rule 3002 that denotes the federal courts must follow state law - as such, whatever state a federal district court is located controls (again generally speaking) that court's federal ruling or procedures  - Constitutional issue still stand as controlling state or feds -  </p>
